Coroico and the road of death!!!!Feb 8, 2005
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The tour group before we hit the death road
The bicycle trail
Looking happy, if haggard, sunbunt and freezing, before the rain hit
The Death road
Well we didn`t see any deaths today thank goodness, but we did suffer a landslide which delayed our adventure for about an hour while the bulldozer tried to clear it.
We set off very early in the morning to drive to 4700m where we unloaded ourselves into the snow and tried not to freeze to death. Then we all set off down the nicely paved road for about 20 Km and then it started to rain. Well! Not a very happy girl when I am cold and wet I can tell you.
Still, the road suddenly turned into a mud bath and water was cascading off the cliffs to make the whole experience quite spectacular. The road is very trecherous and narrow while being very steep in some places. I was riding my bike at quite a pace along the road- it was all I could do to brake hard enough to keep control- let alone stop.
The place is amazing and so beautiful in the rain forests. ALl this and the adrenaline rush as well. After 80 Km and a drop from 4700m to 1200m, the most bizarre road ever and crazy driving we arrived at a nice hotel where they let us have a shower and gave us lunch.
I was a bit worried about being on that road in the dark, but we set off to return to La Paz in plenty of time, so our adventure on the road of death ended in a singing karaoke style session in the bus. Lots of seventies disco tunes and a whole album of Abba, so either your idea of heaven or hell- depending on your taste. I love it!!!!
