Stremnaya Road & Yungas Road: The Roads of Death.
October 12, 2006 at 9:53 am (Fun and Info, Resource Links)
In the country of Bolivia is a truly amazing road carved into the side of a cliff. Stremnaya road and Yungas Road is called the road of death.
The North Yungas Road (also Grove’s Road, Coroico Road, Camino de las Yungas, “El Camino de la Muerte”, “Death Road”) is a 38 to 43 mile road (depending on source) leading from La Paz to Coroico, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger, one estimate is that nearly 100 travellers annually have died along the road — the road moreover includes Christian crosses marking many of the spots where such vehicles have fallen. The road descends from approx. 14,100 ft (4300 m) to 6200 ft (330 m), transitioning quickly from cool altiplano terrain to rain forest as it winds through very steep hillsides and atop cliffs.
Check out these incredible photos.
The road was built in the 1930s during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners. It is one of the few routes that connects the Amazon rainforest region of northern Bolivia, or Yungas, to its capital city. However, an alternative, much safer, road connecting La Paz to Coroico is nearing completion.
Because of the extreme dropoffs, single-lane width, and lack of guardrails, the road is extremely dangerous. Further still, rain and fog can make visibility precarious, the road surface muddy, and loosen rocks from the hillsides above. On July 24, 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia’s worst road accident. One of the local road rules specifies that the downhill driver never has the right of way and must move to the outer edge of the road. This forces fast vehicles to stop so that passing can be negotiated safely. The danger of the road ironically though has made it a popular tourist destination starting in the 1990s. Mountain biker enthusiasts, in particular, have made it a favorite destination for downhill biking.
A South Yungas Road (also Chulumani Road) exists that connects La Paz to Chulumani, 40 miles (64 km) east of La Paz, and is considered to be nearly as dangerous as the north road.
National debt woes
Lack of financing is at the crux of much of Bolivia’s infrastructure and road problems. A principal reason, many economists say, is Bolivia’s $4.6 billion foreign debt, equivalent to almost half the nation’s Gross National Product.
Andre Hofman, economic development specialist on Bolivia for the U.N. Economic Commission on Latin America, says the link between Bolivia’s debt and lack of infrastructure is vital.
“All of the financing for roads comes from multilateral banks,” Mr. Hofman said. “Until very recently, there were no paved roads out of the country. Bolivia’s low economic growth is due mostly to poor education programs and to a weak interaction between urban and rural sectors, partly because of the lack of roads.”
In 1996, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank launched the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative as its official debt relief program, and Bolivia was one of 41 developing countries included. The program reduced Bolivia’s foreign debt by $450 million. The United States canceled $372 million of bilateral debt in 1991 and is considering canceling the rest of its bilateral debt with Bolivia later this year, approximately $71.2 million.
Most of Bolivia’s foreign debt is with international development banks, particularly the Inter-American Development Bank, its biggest creditor. Most of the country’s $1.59 billion bilateral debt is with Japan ($528 million) and Germany ($407 million).
Bolivia’s current debt continues to drag the country down. More money each year is spent on paying back the foreign debt than on education, health, and other social programs.
Debt problems like Bolivia’s are borne by many less-developed countries around the world and are the focus of the Jubilee 2000 Campaign, a major worldwide effort launched by religious organizations to bring about major debt relief for the world’s poorest countries this year.
The lack of decent roads and other basic infrastructure compounds the problem by hurting Bolivia’s ability to harness resources to pay off the debt, said Mauricio Navarro, Bolivia’s minister of transport and communications.
“Most of our poverty in Bolivia is due to our lack of communication by roads,” he said. “If we have roads, we can connect to markets in other countries. It will also help our small communities connect with the larger system.
“But because of my country’s high indebtedness, we cannot get much more money from international banks,” Mr. Navarro added.
Bolivia needs about $1.5 billion dollars to build all the main roads that it needs, he said.
“It’s true, we don’t have money for education, health and roads. Bolivia is a poor country,” Vice President Jorge Quiroga said in an interview. “But we are probably the premier case study of debt reduction in the hemisphere. You can never get enough of a good thing - the more debt reduction we have, the more we will be able to do.”
gonzalo said,
October 28, 2006 at 5:53 pm
I don’t think this is a road in Bolivia. I have sent the link to folks in Bolivia who are familiar with the Yungas area and they have indicated that they have never seen this road but have sent me actual pictures of the road to Yungas which are similar to what I remember of el camino a los Yungas. But I am intrigued to find out where where these pictures taken. Also I doubt very much that Bolivia got that many Paraguayans prisoners during the Chaco War (Paraguayan soldiers were known as “patas pilas” because they did not wear any shoes). Plus the distance between El Chaco to Los Yungas is significant in particular in the 1930s where roads were probably non-existing.
Gonzalo C.
Cindy Gitari said,
October 31, 2006 at 2:51 pm
What gorgeous scenery, even though the road looks quite dangerous. I didn’t see any of the white crosses that supposedly are frequent along the road where people have died. This is evident in many of the close up pictures. If there were crosses they would more than likely show up. I live in the USA, in Northern America, and we have some treacherous roads here too.
Steve said,
November 1, 2006 at 4:37 am
This is not the “Road of Death” in Bolivia. I agree that it is amazing scenery, and the information about the area and the construction of the road is accurate, but the photos aren’t. I have mountain biked down the road, http://www.ballofdirt.com/entries/6212/49418.html and have also seen the new road, and it is exciting and dangerous, but not quite like these photos.
Lynda M. said,
November 1, 2006 at 7:12 pm
I found this post on another site this morning. It appears that this road is in China.
Re: Cliff Dweller’s Highway (Score: 1)
by Longstreets on Thursday, October 12 @ 15:43:40 CDT
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These pictures are labeled incorrectly.
This road is located in Sichaun Province,China.
It is NOT known as the “Road of Death”
There is no Stremnaya Road in Bolivia or anywhere else.
The Yungas Road in Bolivia is known as the “Road Of Death”
The original website posting these pictures is here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=115605
Scottie said,
November 5, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Having been on the road (going up in one of those buses!) I do not believe that this is the “road of death” between Coroico and La Paz. It may be in South America somewhere, it does bear some similarities to an old railway carved through the mountains in Peru near Huaraz.
sienkiwicz said,
November 7, 2006 at 6:09 pm
It is in china. but not in shichuang province. It is a place in Taihang mountain, Henan Province, here you can find another picture here: http://www.qicaise.com/photo/1201.html,
The chinese text says that the road is near a village named “Guolian”
input following chinese key words “太行山”, “大峡谷”, “河南”, “郭亮村”, you will find many pictures about this place
Márcio said,
November 7, 2006 at 7:45 pm
People in the Bolivia Web Blog said that the road is not in Bolivia. If you want to see a real bolivian death road, have a look on:
http://javimoya.com/blog/pics/200607/bolivia.htm
np said,
November 8, 2006 at 2:33 am
Check out the Road of Death http://tahoestyle.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/65/
free ps3 said,
November 8, 2006 at 10:49 am
great pictures on here. I like it
renaikan said,
November 8, 2006 at 5:29 pm
I didnt even know such a road existed. wow
Biliang Zhou said,
November 12, 2006 at 7:43 am
I swear these roads are in China. They are in the Taihang Mountains, 300 miles southwest of Beijing.
These roads were carved out to link a small village called Guo Lin to the outside world. When they were finished I don’t remember, but I think it’s either in 1970s or 1980s. I have never been to that part of China, but I have seen these pictures a dozen times being once a geography major in Beijing.
Chris said,
November 21, 2006 at 3:13 am
here you can find pictures of the Taihang Region, the last photo in the set is of an tourist Information board.. this is definitely not in Bolivia. CHINA!!!!
Chris said,
November 21, 2006 at 3:13 am
http://club.auto.sohu.com/forum/thread-460970-1-1.html
Carlitos said,
November 24, 2006 at 2:59 am
En Calamuchita Cordoba Argentina hay caminos dificiles en las montañas pueden ver el mapa http://www.visitecalamuchita.com.ar/mapas/. Son tambien espectaculares.
renato zambrano said,
November 29, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Estrada que liga Norte Boliviano à Floresta Amazônica.
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Fernando Knaudt said,
December 4, 2006 at 5:22 am
I know every corner of the Yungas and I have not seen this road. On the other hand I have traveled on adventure almost all over the country and I have not seen the road nor information from friends that do the same. I can say it is not Bolivia.
Jason said,
December 5, 2006 at 11:15 pm
So have we solved this yet?
I did a complete search for more information on all the possibilities mentioned here and found nothing which resembled these roads.
Sebastiao P Nunes said,
December 10, 2006 at 1:55 am
The mystery is solved. You have here the right information. This is not the Stremnaya Road in the Altiplano Of Bolivia. This the Guoliang Tunnel in the Taihang Mountains in Southwest Beijing in China. Bingo! May the world know.
Abdul said,
December 14, 2006 at 7:49 pm
That’s great but it’s called Guoliang Tunnel in China and it’s not the Coroico road which somehow looks quite simillar, I know it because I’ve been at both in two different times and there is a huge gap between them called Pacific Ocean.
Cheers!
Carol said,
December 18, 2006 at 11:11 pm
I saw the pictures above & the ones from the road in Bolivia. All I can say is IMPRESSIVE. This is why I like to travel!
ramesh vaidya said,
December 19, 2006 at 4:25 am
These pictures are amazing. I would like to travel in the road. It does’nt seem to be a road of death. It is live.
Patricia said,
December 20, 2006 at 3:02 am
Impresiona el atraso del país, la falta de recursos, y el hecho de que si los hay, no se aplican en infraestructura, es de lamentarse.
Sbuds4u said,
December 20, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Guoliang: Is located within the boundaries of Henan on the Mount Taihang deep place, the elevation 1,700 meters sheer precipices hamlet, has attracted the very many knapsacks race’s footsteps by the gentle natural elegant scenery. Guoliang mainly is refers is located north Henan Province the local Mount Taihang ten thousand 仙山 scenic spots, the scenic area by Guoliang, Nanping, scenic spot and so on Luo Jiezhai is composed, including Guoliang village, Nanping village and so on several natural villages. Ten thousand 仙山 scenic spots are located about the Henan Huixian northwest 50 kilometers. Here although not compared to Taishan’s with overpowering momentum, Huashan’s vigorous danger wonderfully with Huangshan Mountain towering beautiful beautiful, actually also the peaks and ridges fold 嶂, thousand is attractive. The Guoliang village takes a seat Yu Taixing above the precipice, entire Sha Yao, the Nanping township wind the precipice constituted the too good canyon.
Gene L. Cadotte said,
December 27, 2006 at 6:28 pm
Beautiful pictures, I may have to take my Chevrolet pickup down there and tour around a bit.
Carlo from Rome, Italy said,
January 5, 2007 at 10:48 am
I also agree that’s not the road between La Paz and Coroico. Bolivians told me it’s also known as WMDR (World Most Dangerous Road).
CIAO!!
Bruce said,
January 9, 2007 at 11:14 pm
HEY! - Just blow-up the photo of the blue truck.
The license plate says “Bolivia” !!!
Jerry said,
January 11, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Bruce - you must have great software as I tried the same thing on several different ones and still could not read the plate but I don’t think they use lic. plates like this in China.
Phil A said,
January 17, 2007 at 5:18 am
I was on this road in 1997, twice. Only some of these photos are from Bolivia - the ones of the trucks and the jungle. I recall only one tunnel, and it was not carved into the rock - it’s early on in the route. The rock photos are likely China, as noted. Part of the road to Coroico is carved into the hillside, but not huge sections like this.
Yes, there is a “Road of Death” in Bolivia. Yes, parts of it are damned scary. Yes, lots of cars have gone over the edge- about one per week in the 1990’s at times. Yes, some of these photos are (most probably) from here. But NO they are not all from this area, and likely a mix of two, or more, areas, for urban “internet” legend.
jim Brennan said,
January 30, 2007 at 3:31 pm
It is amazing how inaccurate things can be on the internet. The photos of the paved road winding in and out of tunnels cut into the rock cliff are not the Bolivian road to Yungas. They are photos of a road in China, Chouliang Road. I was recently to Bolivia and on the road to Yungas (actually I took the branch of the road to Chulumani in Yungas which branches off the “death road,” and is regarded by locals as just as dangerous.) The Bolivian road is very different than this China road in that it is not paved, and much cruder and much more scary. Although I am judging that simply from the pictures of the China road.
Maroof Ahsan Mallick said,
February 7, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I never imagined that Bolivia has such a beautiful scenary
of mountains connected by unimaginable hill roads and tunnels.
Maroof Ahsan Mallick said,
February 7, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Beautiful and wonderful. The hill tracks and man made
tunnels in rocky mountain tells the wisdom of the Bolivian people.
lhomich said,
February 8, 2007 at 1:27 pm
I lived in Bolivia for three years and have been down the road to corioco. I agree that these photos are not from the road to Coroico but if you google images “road to corioco” you can see the road they are talking about. Still pretty treacherous.
Philip said,
February 14, 2007 at 12:30 am
Check this out: http://www.rupolo.com/web/html/200605/294642.html
Can someone translate this?
Philip said,
February 14, 2007 at 12:47 am
And this: http://219.156.123.45/hntv/77704702988582912/20060810/17147.html
Josephine Musona said,
February 22, 2007 at 1:58 pm
I have never been to China or Bolivia, I dont know which one is right or wrong and it does not matter, the scenary is amazing and beautiful. To think that some poeple actually made those roads is mind blowing. I would love to visit the place one day but am not quaranteed if I will make it to the other end of the road, it looks excitingly dangerous
Indian said,
February 23, 2007 at 3:52 am
I saw the pictures of the road. I am confused about its loation. But I have not seen anything like this before. This road should be considered as one of the wonders of the world like the Great wall of China, Taj Mahal, The gardens of Babylon, the Mummys of Egypt, etc. etc. Wow! it is just something to look and wonder.
hailey said,
February 26, 2007 at 1:08 am
this is really amazing!!! i first learned about this road from my friend. what one of the qeustoins that me and my friend wonder is how many people have gone off the edge of the cliff!?!? this is something that i have to see with my very own eyes!!
Erik Wiik said,
February 27, 2007 at 3:50 pm
The name Stremnaya sounds neither Chinese nor Spanish. The Russian adjective stremnina means precipice which could make sense as a reference to a road like the one often shown in the amazing picures. So, where is it? I have yet to see a solid geographical identification for that road, including locations and elevations of the two end points and the elevation of the apparent platau above the road. “Just the facts, ma’m”.
mohsen said,
February 27, 2007 at 4:20 pm
please send me the funny pictures.
Fun Grandma said,
February 27, 2007 at 9:36 pm
I have been on Bolivia’s Road of Death. It doesn’t look like these pictures. Go to this website: http://rickmccharles.com/?p=1230. It appears to me that this is an accurate statement of the “Stremnaya Road” location.
jim brennan said,
February 27, 2007 at 9:39 pm
For those still in doubt about whether or not these pictures are from China or Bolivia please go to //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yungas_Road Read the entire entry particularly the last two paragraphs which confirms what I submitted before. For the gent who wants the facts here are a few. The road to Yungas whether you chose the branch to north Yungas or to south Yungas starts at La Paz at 12,000 ft. It then ascends over the Andes at La Cumbre Pass at 15,500 ft. There the landscape is harsh desolate high Andes tundra. Then the road plunges into the subtropical lowlands of the Andes at around 5000 ft. by the time you get to the destination of either Cocoico or Chulumani depending on which branch of the road you take. I have taken the road to Chulumani and it is an experience I will never forget.
Ajith Alex M said,
March 16, 2007 at 5:10 am
This is a Sexy place…. the roads are designed Superbly. if someone plans to conduct some rally or racing in these roads, it would be the most daring thing in the world. But i love to participate in that rally.
Ajith Alex M said,
March 16, 2007 at 5:17 am
Liar…..Liar…..Liar….. Dont lie . This Road is not in Bolivia. Its in God’s Own Country, Kerala-South India. Its really popular in South India. Just ask any kid about “THAMARACHEERY CHURAM”. They will show you the Route.
George N said,
March 16, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Sorry Ajith, me and my friends researched this one in detail a few months back. We knew it was not the Bolivian Road as many of us had done it and finally after extensive searching (lot of it through foreign web pages) found out conclusively that it is the Guolian Tunnel (or Guolian Cave depending on what translation you use) in the Taihang Mountain region of China. There seem to be a number of similar roads but this one based on all photographic evidence is the Guolian road. More detailed description can be found here http://rickmccharles.com/?p=1230#more-1230
Steve K said,
March 18, 2007 at 4:26 am
its the Guoliang Caves, China, nowheres near Bolivia. Period, end of discussion, not debatable thats it, over & out. Both Yungas Road in Bolivia & here are spectacular, no doubt.
anup kossambe said,
March 20, 2007 at 8:34 am
The 50 kms Yungas road kills over 200 people in 1 year while a typical smooth American Expressway easily kills more than that.Makes you think dosent it?
JV Byars said,
March 20, 2007 at 8:28 pm
This whole issue could be solved if the pilot of the helicopter would submit comment about this/these location/s…had to be heli to take the pics. Photographer on board would certainly be qualified, but with so much untruth floating around the Net, what IS the Truth!!! It is absolutely breathtaking scenery and probably should be in the list of Wonders of the World, but the facts should be truthful. Sounds like some people put two batches of pics together of China and Bolivia…then there is the one brief that it is India. WHAT’S UP BESIDES THE ROAD AND THE HELI???
jot1930 said,
March 26, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Now you know the rest of the story!
belgariath said,
March 31, 2007 at 11:56 am
Hey,
Your pictures are actually NOT showing Yungas Road.
They show the Guoliang Tunnel in China
Andy Forester said,
April 16, 2007 at 7:38 pm
The road is definitely not the road to Coroico from the altiplano…those tunnels are somewhere else…China or Kerala I cannot say but def. not Bolivia. A web search will show plenty of pics of the Coroico road. I drove it but have only a few shots as for most of the trip it was too dangerous to stop and take photographs.We slithered down, axle deep in mud, driving under waterfalls and I wondered how we would get back up. But late in the day the sun comes out and bakes the mud hard. It was some years ago–I wonder if the road has been widened? You can follow much of the road with Google Earth and if you go into tilt/3-D mode you can almost “drive” it…
Andy Forester
jim brennan said,
April 22, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Oh you doubters! This is the third and last time that I will check in with a comment on this subject. The History Channel did a special on Bolivia’s Death Road. It is available on CD for $24. Go to the History Channel’s website and check out vidoes.Then type in “Death Road.” It is there and available. Most of the road is covered in this video and it is very clear that the road shown here is not even close to the Bolivian road. There is no debate or doubt. The pictures here are simply imposters. Period. Exclamation point!
Some Guy from Russia said,
April 29, 2007 at 6:14 pm
For your information, “stremnaya” has nothing to do with precipices. It’s an old saying that means to “saddle up”. stremin = stirrups. It’s usually used to mean the last drink of the evening (before you get on your horse to go home). The road definitely looks like some place you would want your feet firmly in the stirrups.
Patricia said,
May 3, 2007 at 9:39 pm
I really don’t care where this road is located. I just know that I’d be damned if you would every catch me traveling on it. It puts me in the mind of the trail down the side of the Grand Canyon where you ride on the back of a mule. That is rather precarious also. Anybody here around the Pacific Northwest drive out the highway to the Neah Bay Reservation? That is rather scary. The locals buzz along it like there is nothing to it. However, I slow my roll. Just call me a chicken.
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Premraj, India said,
May 31, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Hi,
These pictures are not that of the Bolivian Death Road. Here is the URL where you can see the real Bolivian Death Road. It goes from la Paz Bolivia to Carioco and to Yungas. Wonderful pictures indeed. Just visit.
http://www.jordibusque.com/Index/Stories/YungasRoad/YungasRoad_01.html
Gwyn hughes said,
June 28, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Has nobody got sky telly. Ian wright did an episode of “globetrekker”, only this month, where he mountain biked down the road of death in bolivia. the pictures were definately the road with the trucks but there were no carved into the rock roads. He looked like he enjoyed it and said the law had changed and now it can be traversed one way before noon and the other way after. making it safer and all the more appealing to mountain bikers with attitude( and no fear). Gotta go before I’m 50. Hello Bolivia 2009!!!!
Eric O'neil said,
July 24, 2007 at 12:00 am
i would never climp that
i had a girl friend who tried to go across the road… sadly she was one of those who didnt make it…. so if you hear of anyone going to go on it i dont mean to spoil their ride but please warn them of what might happen to them just as i tried to warn my girl….
Concerned Yemenite said,
July 30, 2007 at 7:42 am
I think this road is in Yemen. Maybe we could use google earth to find out.
Serge S.B. said,
September 4, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Erik Wiik (39) is partially correct: The word ‘Stremnaya’ is a Russian adjective. It’s a slang which means mixture of some feelings: ‘risky’, ‘dreadful’, something which causes a cold shiver down the spine, etc. It’s not coming from the Russian word ‘Stremnina’. ‘Stremnina’ is not ‘precipice’, it’s just the the narrow place of a river’s channel where the stream goes faster.
I see this road is very beautiful and reliable. Not ’stremnaya’ at all.
Rodrigo said,
September 20, 2007 at 12:29 pm
it is a shame you publish such an article with out knowing a bit on the subject.
These pictures are from China. Very far awya from Bolivia.
Get a Map and go back to school
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mccbala said,
November 1, 2007 at 6:30 am
Dude,
tell me the truth.. Did you loot this article from wikipedia?? from here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yungas_Road … ha.. jus joking.. anyway.. good try…
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November 5, 2007 at 10:38 pm
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Vincent said,
November 13, 2007 at 6:20 am
mystery solved!
Lot of vids and slideshows mixed up de Death road in Bolivia and the Guoliang Tunnel in China.
http://ssqq.com/archive/vinlin27a.htm
dya said,
November 21, 2007 at 7:29 am
hi
i am worried ur gov dont care hunger or danger surprise
no difference
Maheh kamath said,
December 10, 2007 at 6:50 am
its amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
Alex said,
January 16, 2008 at 9:10 pm
To wrap up the issue, let me just add my two cents. The word “stremnaya” is indeed Russian. However, the previous posts, relating its origin to stirrups are only formally correct. While the root “strem” indeed sounds like originating from the noun “stremja” meaning “stirrup”, the actual meaning is different (trust me, I am native Russian). It is relatively new slang adjective meaning simply “fearsome” or “scary” which fits the depicted road(s) perfectly. Approximate American English analog would sound something like “scary ass road”. Obviously no road, be it in Bolivia or China could possibly have been given such name. Most likely these photos were at some point published on some Russian website, with quite appropriate (if somewhat rude) description, which simply became sticky. Vegetation on the photos looks tropical and vehicles doesn’t look like made in Russia, thus Russian origin of the pictures is pretty much excluded. Personally I have seen (and proudly driven along!) very similar scary carved-in-rock roads in the mountains of Taiwan, so such roads, while uncommon, appear to be not so rare as one may think.
Wand'z said,
February 28, 2008 at 9:13 pm
This is one of the ost beautiful place in the world alright. This is the tunnel from the UT SR 9 coming from Mt Carmel Junction on Hway 89 South Utah. This region of Utah is labeled as UTAH’S COLOR COUNTRY”. This part of the Colorado Plateau stretches from the Grand Canyon National Parks (South and North) to the Lake Powell to the Vermilion Cliffs to the Zion National Park. The tunnel is not very long but it is a very scenic drive and very well kept. In the spring, summer, and fall you will see flora and fauna all the way to the bottom of the canyon and at the top of the canyon as you can see There are windows carved from the walls of the canyon for travelers to soak in the scenery and have some air circulation and lights coming form the outside. YOu can actually get ourt of yur car and walk around and take some beautiful photos. You will also see waterfalls streaming through those canyons. About those heavy duty trucks along the canyon cliffs, It looks like that’s the real Stremnaya road which is in China. I hope I made some clarifications. Thanks,
Wand'z said,
February 28, 2008 at 9:19 pm
When you get a chance, see it for yourself. Tunnel to the entrance of the Zion National Park.
Patrick MacKinnon said,
March 19, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Why would anyone lie about the location? It is just as amazing wherever
it is. Presumably the originator just didn’t know? Or is this an attempt
to have Bolivia’s staggering international debt forgiven so they can improve their roads?
firstname lastname said,
March 21, 2008 at 3:04 pm
This post is direct plagiarism preened from wikipedia.org
For shame.
Roberto Rosenbluth said,
March 28, 2008 at 1:48 am
I ‘m bolivian and I know very well los Yungas This beautiful road is not in Bolivia ,the death road yes I did the travel in bike from La Paz to Coroico many times so I belive this road is in China , but the trip to Bolivia is really an amaizing adventure .
Ana said,
April 14, 2008 at 12:30 pm
HI I’m bolivian and I can tell you that you are confusing to different things: the text talks mainly about Bolivia and the road to Coroico, that is true, the road is called the “the death road” but the pictures you see in this web site are NOT in Bolivia…they are (as a lot of people tried to explain here) in China… hope you’ll get to eventually enjoy both they are great places to see!!!
marrie pearce said,
April 20, 2008 at 6:53 pm
oh my go our teacher mr longley showed us these pics there amazing!