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Bolivia Trip: The Carretera de la Muerte

ALalex79bis ·11 photographs ·11 Aug 2009 – 11 Aug 2009 ·1 days
Where
· La Cumbre-Coroico
When
11 Aug 2009 – 11 Aug 2009
1 days · trip of 2009
Who
Alessandro Pesce · @alex79bis · Piombino Dese (Padova)
How
Travel diary
The story

One of the most electrifying experiences you can have in Bolivia!!! A vertical descent of over 3000 metres, from the 4700 metres of La Cumbre down to the warm Yungas at Coroico, passing crosses of dead people, breathtaking sheer drops, incredible landscapes and anti-drug checks!!!

The journey's photographs

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Cyclist riding a narrow dirt road above a lush green abyssRed-roofed hut among barren hills and snow-capped mountains under blue skyAndean lake surrounded by arid hills, tufts of yellow grass among stonesGroup of cyclists in orange vests and helmets posing on a mountain roadMotorcyclists in orange jackets stop on gravel road above clouds between mountainsDirt road in the mist among the green cloud forest of the YungasDirt road wrapped in fog across the green mountain forestMountain bikers on narrow foggy gravel road, YungasCyclists in orange jackets ride down a foggy gravel roadWhite concrete cross on grassy ledge, forested hills behindDirt road with yellow and black posts among misty mountains and green forest

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