Bolivia’s North Yungas Road is a 56 kilometer descent carved into sheer cliffs, dropping more than 3,500 meters with no ...

Midway through Bolivia, where the Amazon and the Andes meet, is a notoriously beautiful and treacherous path. Officially known as North Yungas Road but more infamously as “The Death Road,” this track ...

Nestled high among the hills of La Paz, Bolivia, it is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous roads in the world. The threat of fog, landslides, frequent steep cliffs and hairpin turns have ...

Locals give them names such as the "Road of Death" and the "Road of Bones" — streets where just one small miscalculation can lead to disaster. Travel Web site Travel + Leisure takes a look at 10 of ...

The abandoned roadway began to attract wildlife, including vulnerable and endangered species. Olivia Rosane is a freelance writer who focuses on environmental issues. Her work has appeared in EcoWatch ...

Bolivia’s “Death Road” plummets 12,000 feet over a 40-mile stretch from a mountain pass near La Paz “to the balmy resort town of Coroico,” said Ethan Todras-Whitehall in The New York Times. The “grim ...