The infamous cliff-edge descent from the altiplano into the green Yungas — optional, and unforgettable.
Once called “the world’s most dangerous road,” the old Yungas Road drops some 3,500 m from the cold altiplano into the steamy green Yungas on a narrow, cliff-hugging gravel ledge.
A safer modern highway now carries traffic, leaving the old road mostly to mountain bikers and the brave — an optional, infamous detour.
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