Cycling Bolivias ¨Death¨ road

Well first thing first... don`t panic....although it has the name ¨death rd¨, its really not that dangerous anymore as there is no traffic at all on the dirt part since the new road has been built. So its now more a spectacular dirt/stone road with some big drops down the side into the valley, which is used for foreigners to hurtle down on mountain bikes... fun! Mind you, you definitely want your breaks and bike to work properly!

I went with a fairly new Bolivian company called b-side, who had great full suspension bikes and friendly and professional guides. You start up in the mountains above 4000m and ride down to Coroico which is about 1000m... I think... thru snow to start then rain, a few waterfalls along the way, and finally end up at the bottom where its warm and sunny and shorts and t´shirt weather.

Anyway great fun, pity about the weather obscuring the views. Actually I`m a bit sad about leaving Bolivia... I`ve really grown to like it and its chaos. Only a week in Chile, Easter Island and then home now.

Another thing to winge about... dropped the camera and busted the LCD screen, so although I can take photos framing them is rather hit and miss now.