How to drive the hairpin turns to Collpani?

Collpani is a rural settlement located in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. The road to the town is one of the roads with the most hairpin turns in the world. This route is not recommended if your passengers are prone to car sickness. Don’t stuff your belly too much. Eventually, you might feel vomiting temptations.

Carretera a Collpani

Where is Collpani?

The small village, with 358 inhabitants, is part of the Luribay municipality, in Loayza Province, in the western part of the country.

How many hairpin turns are on the road to Collpani?

Set high in the Andes, the road to the town is totally unpaved and features very narrow parts. The most challenging part of the road is a collection of 52 hairpin turns in 10.4 km. For this part, the elevation gain is 819 meters, climbing from 3,075 m to 3,894 m above sea level. The average gradient is 7.87%, with some parts up to 15%.
Pic: Carlos Hoyos Rosembluth

 

 

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