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Day38-Road of Death, Bring it!, Thu, Feb 3, 2011

The El Camino de la Muerte North Yungas Road

The North Yungas Road (Bolivia) http://tinyurl.com/yl88ju5. Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’ is THE most dangerous in the world.  North Yungas Road snakes across roughly 70km of the Andes, from La Paz to Coroico.  Because of the extreme dropoffs of at least 600 meters (1,830 feet), single-lane width – most of the [...]

Day37-Hello Bolivia, Wed, Feb 2, 2011

Border Crossing #11 – Peru/Bolivia

Start & Stop: Cuzco, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia

Mileage: 396 miles

Hotel: Hotel Restaurante Oberland, alle El Agrario #3118, La Paz, Bolivia, +591 22745040,  $56 USD, including Desayuno and parking

Fuel: Peru: Best grade 95 = S/16.69 Sol/Gal ($2.33 USD/gal)

Currency Exchange: $1 USD = 7.01 Boliviano

Dean: The weather over the past week has a rain theme [...]