Accidents on Bolivia’s Death Road

This video puts you in the passengers seat going down the road, until they make a sudden stop.

Caution: Some graphic language at the end.

My previous post about Bolivia’s Highway of Death continues to be one of the most popular pages on the blog. In doing some more searching I just ran across this story of the discovery of the body of a tourist who had been missing for a couple of weeks last month. It was found at the bottom of a 490-foot cliff along this treacherous road linking La Paz with the Yungas Valley.

Despite the risks, every year thousands of thrill-seeking tourists cycle down the dirt road, world-famous for the breathtaking views of snow-topped mountains and verdant valleys.

Car and bus accidents used to kill dozens of people on the highway every year until an alternative route was opened in late 2006.