The World's Most Dangerous Road:
DEATH ROAD HOME PAGE Although it is only really about 90 miles from La Paz to Coroico, the Bolivia road of death is carved around each mountain. The road winds up and down the sides of several mountains in a zig zag pattern, then curves around each mountain and on to the next where the zigging and zagging begins anew. It has a total of over 200 hairpin turns!
About the cache:
The cache is half way the Dead Road, the guides will stop here always. There is a big Cross on the side of the road. Go 5 meters to the right (down hill) and climb 3 meter up. Behind a rock you will find the cache, it is a gray bottle.
Practical information
1. The Bolivian Death road biking tour is for you if you are healthy and fit. If you are not, you may want to consider taking the newer highway by bus or passenger van to Coroico.
2. Carry cash as along the road you’ll encounter only small villages and won’t be able to use our credit cards. There are no banks until you get to Coroico.
3. Death road is dangerous. You must always follow your guide’s instructions about passing cars and keeping a moderate speed.
4. Don’t drink alcohol or do drugs on this trip. It could cost you your life. There are also several narcotics check points along the road.
5. Many tourists don’t know this but by law in Bolivia you must carry your documentation at all times.
6. Choose a guide you can communicate with and understand. Choose a guide who has all the safety and rescue equipment necessary and gives you proper training. What’s the point of paying less if you can’t understand anything on the trip.
7. Because the Bolivia Death Road is a one-lane road, cars going one way have the right of way. Cars going the other must stop to let them by and they stop by the edge of the road, not on the inside of the road. Passing is dangerous. Follow your guide’s instructions to the letter.
8. All along the edge of the road you will see stone altars and crosses. Each marks a place someone has died.
9. Rock falls and landslides are not uncommon. During the rainy season the road is muddy and slick. There are two spots where waterfalls pour onto the road, making it slippery, and eroding it.
10. I recommend travel insurance if you're planning to travel take the Bolivian Death Road. I never used to but now sadly after numerous accidents involving tourists, I now do.
11. If you need health care, Coroico has one hospital and there are several pharmacies around the main plaza. There are no health facilities in along the road.
12. You don’t have to worry about dengue or malaria in the Coroico area.