Death Road

12th Jan. Road to Coroico
Today we cycled down the colourfully named "road of death" between La Paz and Coroico.
It got this name by virtue of being the most dangerous road in the world averaging over 100 deaths a year. We started on our bikes at the high point of over 4600 meters.
It was snowing and quite cold. From there we start the decent of over 3360 meters ending up at the low point below Coroico at an elevation of around 1300 meters.
The road starts off as paved and fast.
Then you reach the "dangerous" part. The road is mud, barely wide enough for the busses and trucks that have to use it, in one direction. Oh and the drop is quite far if you fall off.
You are much better off on a bike where you don´t need it to be that wide.
You just have to hang on to your brakes for dear life as it is quite bumpy.
For most of the way we were in clouds so the view was at times obscured.
We all got there safely in the end.

First Photo