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Yungas – The Land Of Coffee & Coca Plantations

By Gilles on 1. November 2007 in Bolivia

Heidi in the middle of a Coca plantation, Coroico, Bolivia

The Yungas is an area north of La Paz which is best described as the transition zone between the dry Altiplano and the humid Amazon Basin. Coroico, a small sleepy village, is one of the major settlements in the region. We got a first glimpse of this village perched on the mountain slope with amazing scenery all around when biking down “Death Road”. We knew then that this was a place where we wanted to chill out for a few days. Continue Reading →