![]() ![]() ![]() Parts of the highway are only 3m wide there is a series of sharp turns and blind corners and mini waterfalls splash down the surrounding rockface. ![]() Running from the high-altitude Andean city of La Paz to the subtropical Yungas valleys and the Amazonian lowlands beyond, the 64km Yungas Road involves a sharp 3,500m descent. Inside the vehicle it felt strangely peaceful, as if we were trapped in a bubble, which was perhaps for the best given we were travelling along the "Camino de la Muerte", or Death Road. After cresting the 4,800m Cumbre pass, the trufi (shared taxi) plunged into a cloud of swirling mist. ![]()
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