This treacherous stretch of road in Bolivia is known as "The Death Road". It is a narrow, winding path that runs along the edge of a steep mountain, with a sheer drop of thousands of feet on one side. The road is notoriously dangerous, with a high rate of fatalities due to
The Yungas Road, commonly referred to as Death Road, is a 64-kilometer (40 mi) long cycle and vehicle route linking the city of La Paz with the Yungas region of Bolivia. It was built in the 1930s by the Bolivian government to connect the capital city of La Paz to the Amazon Rainforest in the north part of the country. Large amounts of its construction were done by Paraguayan prisoners during the Chaco War. Several sections of the road are less than 3 meters (9.8 ft) wide. Due to the common occurrence of rain, fog, landslides, cascades, steep slopes and cliffs, it is largely considered the most dangerous road in the world.