More on the Coroico trip

Here is a link to more photos from our weekend...choose slideshow and you can see full-size pictures with captions:
http://picasaweb.google.com/krchildress/CoroicoMarch2010?feat=directlink


And here is a 1 minute you tube link for a glimpse of the road to Yungas. This video is nothing earth-shattering, in fact I took it as an afterthought. But maybe it captures a little bit. I think the new road is noteworthy as it still snakes along the side of a dramatically steep valley, and the road goes from paved to 4x4 track or paved with stone many times without any warning. (There are certain areas that just can't be kept paved because they are prone to land slides, isn't that nice?)

Remember, this is THE major route, not some remote side track. What I wish I had captured were the busses that come careening around the bend right at you, or the clouds of dust that get kicked up in the dirt parts. Or the encouraging sign in one section that says it all: Geologically Unstable Area!

But for what it's worth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ8PlQkHzb0