The road is not safe in itself. But in the world of road very dangerous. Such as the old road to the Bolivian Yungas (North Yungas Road). Many consider it the most dangerous in the world. And was referred to as "Road death".
The stretch of about 70 kilometers, connecting La Paz and Korojko annually divided more than 25 cars, killing 200 people. According to one source, the road has been built in the 1930s Paraguay prisoners. Others say that here in the 1970s, running for the American construction company.
Every two weeks in this valley falls another car.
The road descends from an altitude of 3,600 metres to 330 metres above sea level. There are very steep slopes, slippery and dirty surface. Partly for this extremely narrow and tortuous "route" could not pass two cars that need to stop, go forward, understand and agree.
Almost otvesny and very deep cuts. One mistake is death.
Incidentally, one of the local rules of the road requires descending car driver grabbed the outer edge of the road, and the priority accorded to always moving in mount transport. In some quarters, and one truck fit miracle, given that trucks and buses, the main transportation for the "Way of Death".
On the road two cars can pass with great difficulty. Sometimes, however, and one can pass only when half the wheels hanging over divide.
But that is not all. During his trip to this "highway" drivers have to deal with is not the most favorable weather conditions : reluctance plateau And with the average temperatures of between 6 and 11 degrees Celsius replaced humid Amazon jungle. The road is not only narrow but very, very slippery. There cover only the first 20 kilometres, the rest mud and clay. And do not forget that the fleet of Bolivia is a very old and worn out cars with obliterated tyres.
Squalls, another mortal danger "road of death".
Often because of dense fog way it is seen by only a few metres ahead. And then have to move very slowly and carefully. Not only to encounter with counter - because of the tropical storms often landslides, and a piece of the road may simply wash off. Here it is a recipe for deadly fear.
A complete road was relatively recently, in December 1999, when a vehicle carrying eight Israeli tourists fell into the abyss. But this is not the most vociferous accident at the track. July 24, 1983 here in the canyon fell bus, which was more than a hundred passengers, it is the worst accident in the history of Bolivia. Local residents, if they had to go through the "road of death", praying to go live. Indeed, even if the ride to the nearest hospital more than one hour. In the same way, incidentally.
You agree that captures the spirit. And not only on the beauty of local scenery, but also from mortal danger on the roads divide.
But North Yungas Road is one of the few routes connecting the north with the capital of Bolivia, and his operation is not terminated, despite everything. Since the early 1990s, mortal danger roads made it popular among tourists.
The bus was lucky because he did not join the sad statistics "road of death".
Many come here to raise the level of adrenaline burst down on the jeep, or mountain biking, building on its individual stations to 80 km / h. Note : not all. But those who managed to pass through and stay alive compare this route to the conquest of Everest. A normal inhabitants continue to "conquer" the road every day. Meanwhile, it is believed, the monstrous 70 kilometers in the Yungas is only second to the danger road in the world. There are supposedly like its own "road of death" in Bangladesh. If, indeed, there is something worse Bolivian "tracks", the call is expensive nonsense. For a road suitable name tag is simply "Death".
