World's most dangerous road

In 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank named the North Yungas Road (also know as the Death Road) — an approximately 40-mile-long road between La Paz, Bolivia's capital and Coroico, in the Amazon region — the "world's most dangerous road."

It's estimated that 200-300 travelers were killed yearly along the road, which has crosses marking many of the spots were vehicles have fallen over the side.

At the end of 2006, after 20 years of construction, a new, considerably safer road from La Paz to Coroico was finally finished and opened to the public, resulting in a marked decrease in use of the original North Yungas Road by travelers.

However, an increasing number of adventurers now bike it for thrills.

[via Oddee]