 | Coroico, Bolivia |
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... day on my trip so far? At least it's high up there among the winners. On a mountain bike from La Cumbre (4640m) to Coroico, a 3345m vertical decent down The Death Road (mostly a dirt road, but with some fast 60kph tarmac at the top). More than 64km of ...
Back in 1995 one of those international development banks described the road from La Paz to Coroico as the 'most dangerous in the world' - not including those in Iraq, presumably. This was based on the high number of cars and buses that would fall off the ...
We'd been told it's an absolute must-do in Bolivia... hurtling down "the world's most dangerous road" on a mountain bike! Always up for a challenge, we signed up with one of the many agencies in La Paz who offer this adrenaline-filled one-day adventure, ...
... really my forté, but Jason loved every minute of it. A warm interlude We spent a lovely, warm, relaxing day in Coroico which looks out over misty forested mountains and tropical plantations, before gingerly getting onto the dreaded bus back. If we ...
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10 days in Bolivia
Posted on Aug 15, 2009, 05:51:01
... night before! I didn't go to Rurrenabaque, but having looked into it, it seems it's a 14 hour bus journey from Coroico (where the Death Rd journey ends). I know some people who did this and they were gone a couple of days, so I'd advise ...
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Trek advice for the Yungas? and Uyuni tour operators?
Posted on Jun 23, 2009, 16:25:05
Hi everyone, I'm travelling to Bolivia in a couple of weeks and my friend and I wanted to do a moderate 2-3 day trek around the Yungas or Cordilleras. We're around Coroico and La Paz so would love to find a scenic trek from one of the two but ...
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Trek advice for the Yungas? and Uyuni tour operators?
Posted on Jun 23, 2009, 16:50:20
Have you checked out some of the other blogs yet? Helenandiain had a good time on their trek: Russiatooz ended up in Coroico, so that might be a trek you want to do: Just use the search box to search for Yungas or Cordilleras and I'm sure you ...
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US tourist dies on Bolivia's "death road"
Posted on May 8, 2008, 06:01:57
... opened about a year and a half ago, but some cars do still use the old road (Death Road). Both connect the low lying town of Coroico with La Paz. Not many vehicles use it now though - when I did the bike ride, I only saw 2 cars coming up the hill (on a ...
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