There are some such roads in the world, where driving is not an easy job, because here every driver plays with death every second. Despite this fact, people's movement on such roads continues everyday. One such road is in the Yungas region of Bolivia, which is known as The Road of Death. It is a road leading from La Paz to Coroico, 56 kilometres northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region. It has been named as the world's most dangerous road by the Inter-American Development Bank in 1995. The road was built in the 1930s during the Chaco War by Paraguayan war prisoners.
This road is at an elevation of 15,260 feet above sea level. The death road length is about 64 kilometers, which is sloppy along with being dirty. During the rainy season from November to March, rain and fog can severely interfere with visibility, and with the flow of water, the road can turn into a muddy track. For this reason, during the driving, the tires of the vehicles slips down the deep valley. The width of this road is very narrow and dangerous. Most of the road is the width of a single vehicle. The road is barely three metres wide. There is a situation in many spots on the road, where two cars can not even cross each other. People driving and passing through this road are always scared due to its horrible shape. Many times the tires of the vehicles hangs down, in such cases it has to be taken out carefully.
In this way many vehicles fall down below hundreds of feet. It is estimated that 200 to 300 people die yearly along this road. There are cross-markings on many spots of the road where vehicles have fallen. Where the common people are afraid of going on this road, on the other hand, it is the favorite place of the Adventurers Riders. But at least 18 cyclists have been killed on the road since 1998. The danger of road made it a popular tourist destination in the 1990s. Especially the mountain biking enthusiasts have made it a favorite destination for downhill biking because there is a 64-kilometer stretch of downhill ride with only one small uphill section.
This road is at an elevation of 15,260 feet above sea level. The death road length is about 64 kilometers, which is sloppy along with being dirty. During the rainy season from November to March, rain and fog can severely interfere with visibility, and with the flow of water, the road can turn into a muddy track. For this reason, during the driving, the tires of the vehicles slips down the deep valley. The width of this road is very narrow and dangerous. Most of the road is the width of a single vehicle. The road is barely three metres wide. There is a situation in many spots on the road, where two cars can not even cross each other. People driving and passing through this road are always scared due to its horrible shape. Many times the tires of the vehicles hangs down, in such cases it has to be taken out carefully.
In this way many vehicles fall down below hundreds of feet. It is estimated that 200 to 300 people die yearly along this road. There are cross-markings on many spots of the road where vehicles have fallen. Where the common people are afraid of going on this road, on the other hand, it is the favorite place of the Adventurers Riders. But at least 18 cyclists have been killed on the road since 1998. The danger of road made it a popular tourist destination in the 1990s. Especially the mountain biking enthusiasts have made it a favorite destination for downhill biking because there is a 64-kilometer stretch of downhill ride with only one small uphill section.
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