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Death Road Bolivia mountain biking, awesome experience

Death Road may sound ominous, more accurately called Yungas Road until 2006 it was worthy of its macabre nickname. A 60km stretch of road of which the North Yungas section used to be perilous by any description or comparison! Mountain biking down Death Road was by far one of the best “fun” days I have had during my travels! No wonder it has become a huge tourist hit for Bolivia and one of the top…

Cholita Wrestling, Bolivian Chola and Moon Valley – La Paz

Cholita Wrestling, Bolivian Chola and Moon Valley are on the cards for this post. I’ve combined them into one though I didn’t do/see them on the same day. I’ll explain later. During the previous day, I think around dinner time I met an English couple, Garry & Maddy at Cafe del Mundo. As many conversations start at the café, “do you know the wifi password?” , or something along those lines.…