September 8, 2009 – 3:33 pm
Those of you that follow the website have all seen the photos from the “World’s Most Dangerous Road.” Many call this road the “Death Road,” due to the high number of people that die at the mercy of the steep cliff faces that the narrow road skirts as it drops over 10,000 ft on its way to the jungle and eventually to the Amazon in Brazil. This road is equally exciting because of the danger it presents, but also the diversity in scenery. At the top it is cold and crisp with snow capped peaks surrounding the start point.
By Steven Shoppman
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Also posted in Action Sports, New Videos, South America, adventure
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Tagged 4x4, adventure, amazon, biking, Bolivia, brazil, danger, death road, expedition, jungle, la paz, mountain biking, mountains, Off Road, travel, vertigo, Vertigo Biking Co. Pablo Paz, worlds most dangerous road
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I have been spending a lot of time recently trying to get to the point of where we have all of our photos up on the website. Unfortunately, the world was just so damn cool and we had a shutter happy bunch of crew members so trying to sort through over 27,000 photos to caption and upload is taking quite a bit of time. That’s right, 27,000 photos.
By Steve Bouey
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Also posted in Action Sports, New Photos, Road Conditions, Trucks, adventure
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Tagged Bolivia, cliffs, death road, jungle, la paz, road of death, sequoia, toyota, tundra, Vertigo Biking Co. Pablo Paz, worlds most dangerous road
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December 20, 2008 – 10:34 am
Without the distraction of harsh city lights, the southern constellation of stars can be seen at their most amazing glory from our campsite at the thermal pools in Reserva Eduardo, South West Bolivia.
December 19, 2008 – 8:40 am
There is no doubt about it. La Paz, Bolivia is one of the craziest, most interesting cities I have ever been to. No other city seems to generate as many questions or spark more curiosity than La Paz. Sitting at just under 12,000 feet above sea level, the altitude alone makes La Paz a unique place and as a result, it is home to the highest pretty much everything.
By Steve Bouey
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Also posted in Interesting, Road Conditions, South America, Trip Thoughts, World News
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Tagged Autopista, Bolivia, Chola, El Alto Markets, highest capital, la paz, pollera, sunset, traffic, witches market, Zona Sur
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December 17, 2008 – 4:59 pm
Well, I guess I can not really say never, because we did get the trucks blessed by some kind and generous monks in Thailand, so maybe you can consider the blessing of the trucks in Copacabana, Bolivia an after-the-fact kudos to the powers that be.
By Steve Bouey
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Also posted in Events, Interesting, Road Conditions, Trucks
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Tagged Blessings, Bolivia, carretera de la muerte, Cathedral, Copacabana, death road, monks, padre, Peru, priest, Religion, Rough Guides, sequoia, Thailand, toyota, witch doctor
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