The Bolivian Road of Death!

clipped from www.ssqq.com The North Yungas Road, also known as El Camino de la Muerte (Spanish for "Road of Death"), is a 43 mile road that leads from La Paz to Coroico, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. In many places, the road is too small. There is only one lane.  As a result, when the vehicle going down comes across a vehicle coming up, it has to BACK UP to the passing area to allow the climbing vehicle to proceed.  It is very dangerous to back up.  Cars and trucks have actually fallen while trying to back up because there is so little room for error! Down below across the valley is the winding Road of Death as seen from the village of Coroico.  Unbelievable. those stone cairns in the picture above mark a spot where vehicles have gone off the road