In South American Bolivia to finds a road that many people call the most dangerous route in the world. It is called Yungasand many locals gave her the name “The Path of Death”. ., ‘ For its treacherous streets and narrow corridors without a crash barriers it will require dozens of human lives every year.
Yungas je 69 kilometers long section that is connected by the Bolivian capital of La Paz and the small town of Cororoico. British Royal Automotive Club (RAC) He described the road as the most risky route in the world because it is made up of more than 200 winding turns.
The road is intended only for highly experienced drivers. The reason is that they have to deal with multiple narrow gravel sections, the width of which reaches only three meters. Route at the highest point reaches an altitude of up to 4650 meters. Drivers may have in these places Problems with extreme weather conditions including frequent misguks, rains or landslides. Although Yungas is considered the most dangerous journey in the world, You won’t find any crash barriers here.
The most frightening incident on the death path took place in July 1983 when the bus crashed into the canyon. An accident that claimed up to 100 victims considers one of the greatest tragedy in Bolivia’s history.
. Frequent accidents forced the government to build a new two -lane asphalt road that was completed in 2006. The new route significantly reduced the number of accidents because it diverted most of the traffic from the risk section. Yungas sa Since then it has become a sought -after place especially for mountain biking enthusiasts.
There are also several other roads that are considered extremely dangerous. One of them is Karakoram Highway, 1300 kilometers long route that connects China with Pakistan. In the Pass of Chundžerab It reaches an altitude of 4693 meters, making it the highest international road with a solid surface in the world.
Another risk route is Secuan-Tibetan highway G318, which leads from Shanghai to the jang-at the Chinese-Nepal border. Drivers must be here too pay attention to frequent landslides and rock overhangsespecially at the 1330-kilometer section, which begins in the Chinese Čeng-Tu and ends in Tibetan Lhasa. Thanks to its incredible length of nearly 5500 kilometers can one way around the entire highway take up to 15 days.
