Video You Must See: Biking Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  10.07.09 | 5:06 PM ET

Bolivia’s notorious Death Road from La Paz to Coroico has become popular with mountain bikers and other adventurous travelers since being named “the world’s most dangerous road” by the Inter American Development Bank back in the mid-90s. Here’s a taste.

0:24—First good look at the drop-off
0:54—Sneaking past a truck
1:20—Biking through waterfalls

Tags: Adventure Travel, Cycling, Video, Video You Must See, South America, Bolivia, Shrinking Planet

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in Reader's Digest Canada, NationalGeographic.com, the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for Video You Must See: Biking Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’

Turkey Travel 10.09.09 | 3:48 AM ET

That biking looks so much fun, i would love to go.

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