| If you want to take yourself to the
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| | altitude of 15,400 feet in La Cumbre
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| extreme, nothing will get you there
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| | where the temperature can reach sub-zero
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| faster than gravity assisted mountain
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| | digits through the mountains of La Paz to
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| biking. Gravity assisted mountain bike
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| | the road's end in the warm jungle village
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| tours have become more popular in the
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| | of Coroico, which is set at an altitude
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| recent years, and the special on ABC's
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| | of 3600 feet.
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| Nightline about Bolivia's Death Road has
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| | While "only" 8 mountain bike riders have
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| gotten even your grandma wondering what
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| | fallen to their death since 2003, an
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| gravity assisted mountain biking is all
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| | average of 26 vehicles per year take the
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| about.
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| | plunge; making the trip back up Death
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| Imagine the thrill of plunging 11,800
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| | Road almost as heart-pounding as the ride
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| feet in a mere 40 miles as you navigate
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| | down. Unfortunately, motor vehicles do
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| your mountain bike down some of the most
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| | travel the one lane road during the bike
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| treacherous, winding hills in the world.
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| | tour, so mountain biking enthusiasts need
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| Sounds like every extreme mountain biking
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| | to take extra precautions as the follow
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| enthusiasts dream? This dream can become
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| | their bike tour guide through Death
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| a reality by taking a bike tour down the
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| | Road's 200-plus turns.
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| aptly named Death Road in La Paz,
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| | And speaking of motor vehicles, it is
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| Bolivia. While gravity assisted mountain
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| | important to remember that the passing
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| biking is offered in many other places
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| | laws that are common throughout the rest
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| around the world, you will never beat the
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| | of Bolivia are thrown out the window on
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| experience of Death Road.
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| | Death Road. Vehicles with the driver
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| Mountain Biking down Death Road is not
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| | closest to the 3000 foot drop edge will
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| for the weak at heart, however, and
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| | pass on the edge - possibly to remind
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| should be attempted only by more
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| | them of how close to death they actually
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| experienced mountain biking adventurers.
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| | are - so you will want to pay extra close
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| La Paz offers bike tours down Death Road
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| | attention as they pass.
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| which hurtle riders from the starting
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