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North Yungas Road

North Yungas Road is a road that is very popular both in his country and the world. This road is very well known because the location is really very dangerous, so do not be surprised if the road is named as a Way of Death. Along the road along the 61 to 69 km that leads from La Paz to Coroico is located in the capital of Bolivia, the Amazon region in the Yungas, Bolivia. And in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank named as the "world's most dangerous road. It is estimated that 200-300 of this road crossers have died because of accidents here. Therefore there are many along the road crosses, it denotes those who have died in there, because the vehicle rolled into a ravine.

The road was built in 1930 during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners. And on July 24, 1983, there was a big crash and the worst in its history, a bus veered from the Yungas Road and into the ravine, killing more than 100 people on board.
But although it has been known for its horror, it was this way even become a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990s, drawing some 25,000 fans Thrillseekers mountain biking in particular has made a favorite destination for downhill biking is.

In late 2006, after 20 years of manufacture, was officially opened to the public jebuah new road from La Paz to Coroico. The new route is more modern and many other elements that make it more secure than the original route.

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