The world’s most dangerous road

The steep, dizzying curves winding through the Andes amidst Uspallata, Argentina and in Los Andes, Chile. A secluded area elevated about 3,176 meters high and what’s more frightening are those series of articulated lorries passing this route and this road is without any safety barrier. However, this road is also used by tourist coaches when it’s not blocked by snow during winter. Traveling by air is another easy option or thru Transandine Railway if it will open its services.

Guoliang Road, also known as “the road of no mistakes”, is located in China in the province of Henan, south of Beijing. It is considered one of the most dangerous roads in the world. Built in the mid-1970s along the Taihang mountain, it connects the village of Guoliang to the rest of the country. Before the road was built, the only way to reach the neighboring provinces of Huixian and Xinxiang was to tackle a very dangerous path, through a dizzying climb between ravines and precipices.

Located in between the Ladakh and Kashmir is Zoji La Pass, a mountain route that looks like a dusty roadway through Western Himalayas. However, this road keeps the Ladakh community connected to the world outside of their own even though it is often blocked by heavy snow during winter. This 9-kilometer road zigzags at 3,528 meters off the mountain without any barrier on its edge and a compact rock face on its other side. Definitely not for someone with vertigo or with fear of landslides.