Yungas Road

The "World's Most Dangerous Road" has been dubbed "The World's Most Dangerous Road." The Yungas Road connects La Paz with Bolivia's Amazon rainforest area in the north. The route climbs to 15,000 feet from La Paz before descending to Coroico at roughly 4,000 feet. The route has proven unsafe for motorists, but Yungas Road has become a popular destination for mountain bikers, who enthuse about the 40-mile-long stretch of downhill riding.

Past La Paz, the first stretch is 5 km long, before plunging down a steep road, each bend on the route has a unique climate pattern from humid mountainous air to high mountains. Windy roads, steep cliffs as well as rolling hillsides.

• Location: Nor Yungas, Bolivia
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• Famous for: Many tour companies specialize on downhill mountain biking, offering information, guides, transportation, and gear
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• Best Time To Visit: Winter, from June to August, is the most favorable period to ride since, while it is quite cold in the highlands, it is also dry and much safer.