Hotel Senorial Montero La Paz

... the death road proper, I decided it was time to take my hands off the brake and let gravity speed me down the road, OMG it was bumpy thankfully the bikes had great shock absorbers, but this only worked so far, we could still feel the jolts pounding though our hands. We cycled though some stunning scenery and the road took us under waterfalls and around some tight bends and along narrow tracks all edged by deep cliffs... that really got the adreline going!!!<br><br>There ...

... of transport there, and our car or a bus is taken aboard a wooden raft, almost submerged in the dark waters of the lake. <br><br>The road to La Paz, the off record capital of Bolivia, runs along the lake and you can see the snowy peaks of the Cordillera Real in your rear view window. The closer to La Paz, the more congested the road gets. Finally it transforms into a motorway full of cars, buses, people, bicycles ...

MMM,<br><br>My eyes I think are bigger than my belly, I woke in the middle of the night after my 3 course Llama feast clutching my insides and gasping for breath. My liver and intestines fealt like they were having a game of push me pull you and I was struggling to lift my twisted body into an upright position to **** and let all the wind out of me.<br><br>Luckily this is all it turned out to be and by morning I was all set for my ready bready breakfast again. After a trip to 3 ...

... mountains at 3,660 metres above sea-level. It's the world's highest capital city; sitting in a bowl surrounded by the high altiplano, spreading out up into the surrounding hills. The city is towered over by the adjacent 6,438m triple-peaked snow covered mountain of Illumani.<br><br>After the trials and tribulations of hiring a "muppet" mountain guide in Peru, we spent a lot more time in La Paz checking out various companies. Ideally, I wanted to climb Illumani but unfortunately, I ...

... away the misery left after the theft.<br><br>Finally Friday came and thankfully, all was well with the new passport, a temporary one-year one at that. We received it too late in the afternoon to get our subsequent connecting bus out of La Paz, to our next destination, Copacabana - so we made the most of our remaining day by tucking into a large sushi lunch followed by an Indian dinner at a restaurant claiming to offer the hottest vindaloo in the ...

... and concoction imaginable: dried herbs, piles of what looks like hair and even dried llama fetuses! Yikes! Don't ask me what they're used for...I didn't stick around. <br><br>The main event around La Paz for most backpackers is the World's Most Dangerous Road. For $65-$75USD, a tour company drives you about three hours outside of town, throws your ass on a mountain bike, and finally follows you down a paved/dirt road that plunges 3600m ...