This is the new popular biking route with the tough guys (& girls.) It's called the "Road of Death." Great name. And it's just what I like to do: pay a lot of money to go to a poor country and use expensive bikes to seek thrills by using roads the locals need to get to town.
"The highway east from La Paz — the world's highest capital city — winds dramatically down the face of the Andes, dropping 11,800 feet in just 40 miles.
The narrow, largely dirt track earned its macabre nickname for the frequency with which Bolivian buses would plunge off its 3,300-foot cliffs, killing hundreds a year..."
I'll bet it's a lot of fun. Too bad I've got climbing plans this year.
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