Death Road ride to Coroico

What do we have to do ?

Back to La Paz, we saw in our guide that some bike ride exists. As I did many years BMX and Ramp Ride, and moreover this was a good solution to discover La Paz area.

 

 

 

 

 

And what happend...

We all meet early on the morning in well know hotel on La Paz main street. Then we took a bus up to La Paz top.(over 4800m). We received good bikes, and try them a few, then lets go for a trip from 4800m to 1700m, for about 50 km.
Over La Paz, at 4800m


Over La Paz, at 4800m

At a look to view point, breath a few, and let's go
La Paz to Coroico, death road ride view point

First km are on easy road, and you can speed up really fast.
La Paz to Coroico, death road trip

Then a arrived to called "Death Road", on this road, you have to drive on the left (everywhere else you drive on the rigth) At this point you also have to inflate wheels, as pressure changes a lot between 4800m and 1700.
Death Road true start

Another view point, you don't really see you already down...
Death Road ride to Coroico

A few stop for team, cause lack of oxygen...
Death Road ride to Coroico

All the road is like this, and I tell you one more time you drive on the left...
Death Road ride to Coroico


Death Road ride to Coroico


Death Road ride to Coroico


Death Road ride to Coroico


Death Road ride to Coroico

Arrived to Coroico, have a beer with all group, 10s tourists like us, have I remember a really good time with many people from all over the world.
Death Road ride to Coroico

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