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Bolivia, La Paz

Yungas Road, the old Death Road

A single lane gravel shelf with a kilometre of nothing off the left hand edge.

Length

64 km

In miles

39.8 mi

Driving time

1 hr 36 min

Atlas rating

8.8 / 10

Driving quality8.0
Scenery9.6

The run

La Cumbre to Coroico. Drive it in either direction, though the views usually favour the climb.

Season

Mud and cloud all year, mostly cyclists now

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Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk

Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Every road in the library carries a driving and scenery score set by the same method. How we score roads.

Last reviewed 25 May 2026