Runners brave 'Highway of Death' in Bolivia
The sixth annual Bolivian Skyrace took 200 runners on a grueling uphill climb to finish 3,000 meters above sea level. Proceeds of the race go to social initiatives – and participants are rewarded with some of the world's most spectacular views.
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El Camino de la Muerte, "Highway of Death"
The North Yungas Road (also known as Grove's Road,[citation needed] Coroico Road,[citation needed] Camino a Los Yungas, Death Road, Road of death or Road of fate[citation needed]) is a road leading from La Paz to Coroico, 56 kilometres (35 mi) northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. In 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "world's most dangerous road".[1][2][3] In 2006, one estimate stated that 200 to 300 travellers were killed yearly along the road.[3] The road includes cross markings on many of the spots where vehicles have fallen.[citation needed]
The South Yungas Road connects La Paz to Chulumani, 64 kilometres (40 mi) east of La Paz, and is considered to be nearly as dangerous as the North Road.[4]
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This is one of the few routes that connects the Yungas region of northern Bolivia to the capital city. Upon leaving La Paz, the road first ascends to around 4,650 metres (15,260 ft) at La Cumbre Pass, before descending to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) at the town of Coroico, transiting quickly from cool Altiplano terrain to rainforest as it winds through very steep hillsides and atop cliffs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yungas_Road
Images of this road:
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