the youngest road runs 40 miles from the lowlands of the Amazon jungle to the
lowlands of the Amazon jungle to the
lowlands of the Amazon jungle to the Bolivian capital of La Paz and an
Bolivian capital of La Paz and an
Bolivian capital of La Paz and an elevation of about 12,000 feet this
elevation of about 12,000 feet this
elevation of about 12,000 feet this route is cut into the eastern side of
route is cut into the eastern side of
route is cut into the eastern side of the second-highest mountain range on
the second-highest mountain range on
the second-highest mountain range on earth the Andes
this crucial lifeline from the Amazon
this crucial lifeline from the Amazon jungle brings goods like tropical fruits
jungle brings goods like tropical fruits
jungle brings goods like tropical fruits coffee and cocoa leaves to markets and a
coffee and cocoa leaves to markets and a
coffee and cocoa leaves to markets and a capital of La Paz the youngest Road is a
capital of La Paz the youngest Road is a
capital of La Paz the youngest Road is a rollercoaster of twisting dirt rock and
rollercoaster of twisting dirt rock and
rollercoaster of twisting dirt rock and mud turning every trip into an
mud turning every trip into an
mud turning every trip into an adrenaline pumping adventure
this road is considered the most
this road is considered the most dangerous in the world in terms of
dangerous in the world in terms of
dangerous in the world in terms of deaths or my claiming up to 200 lives
deaths or my claiming up to 200 lives
deaths or my claiming up to 200 lives per year for all travelers the Yungas
per year for all travelers the Yungas
per year for all travelers the Yungas Road is a path into the unknown marked
Road is a path into the unknown marked
Road is a path into the unknown marked by danger and every blind curve
by danger and every blind curve
by danger and every blind curve travelers driving this road face a
travelers driving this road face a
travelers driving this road face a danger equation created by the
danger equation created by the
danger equation created by the confluence of three factors sheer
confluence of three factors sheer
confluence of three factors sheer topography extreme climate unstable
topography extreme climate unstable
topography extreme climate unstable geology when these combined the result
geology when these combined the result
geology when these combined the result is the most dangerous road on the planet
is the most dangerous road on the planet
is the most dangerous road on the planet but drivers who survive are treated to
but drivers who survive are treated to
but drivers who survive are treated to one of the most breathtaking drives in
one of the most breathtaking drives in
one of the most breathtaking drives in the world Canadian Jonathan Dirksen
the world Canadian Jonathan Dirksen
the world Canadian Jonathan Dirksen knows the youngest roads deadly Beauty
knows the youngest roads deadly Beauty
knows the youngest roads deadly Beauty firsthand well I’ve been on the unit
firsthand well I’ve been on the unit
firsthand well I’ve been on the unit road above maybe 50 60 times since I
road above maybe 50 60 times since I
road above maybe 50 60 times since I first came to Bolivia you never know
first came to Bolivia you never know
first came to Bolivia you never know what’s gonna happen
what’s gonna happen
what’s gonna happen February 1983 as a teenager living in La
February 1983 as a teenager living in La
February 1983 as a teenager living in La Paz dirkson and some friends travel the
Paz dirkson and some friends travel the
Paz dirkson and some friends travel the youngest road from La Paz down to a
youngest road from La Paz down to a
youngest road from La Paz down to a jungle retreat in the small town of
jungle retreat in the small town of
jungle retreat in the small town of chulumani
chulumani
chulumani a group of friends and I we rented a bus
a group of friends and I we rented a bus
a group of friends and I we rented a bus and we headed down into the youngest we
and we headed down into the youngest we
and we headed down into the youngest we were laughing singing and having a great
were laughing singing and having a great
were laughing singing and having a great time
not even paying attention to the cliffs
not even paying attention to the cliffs that were on either a right or a left as
that were on either a right or a left as
that were on either a right or a left as the driver navigates the youngest roads
the driver navigates the youngest roads
the driver navigates the youngest roads hairpin turns the bus comes within
hairpin turns the bus comes within
hairpin turns the bus comes within inches of driving off the road this is
inches of driving off the road this is
inches of driving off the road this is the most obvious peril facing every
the most obvious peril facing every
the most obvious peril facing every driver on the road the first factor in
driver on the road the first factor in
driver on the road the first factor in the danger equation the topography of a
the danger equation the topography of a
the danger equation the topography of a sheer cliff face
sheer cliff face
sheer cliff face on one side live fast rocks ranging from
on one side live fast rocks ranging from
on one side live fast rocks ranging from 20 feet to 3,000
20 feet to 3,000
20 feet to 3,000 on the other is a cliff wall reaching as
on the other is a cliff wall reaching as
on the other is a cliff wall reaching as high as the eye can see
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