The Stelvio Pass, nestled on the Italian-Swiss border, is a mountain pass in northern Italy, at an elevation of 9,045 feet above sea level. Made up of some 75 narrow bends, the road is considered by Top Gear motoring magazine as one of the best roads in the world on which to drive a Ferrari. But this feat is reserved for the bold—because this section is regularly closed during bad weather, and is not recommended at night.
Death Road, Bolivia
Commonly considered to be the most perilous in the world, Death Road in the Yungas of northern Bolivia overlooks the Amazon rainforest. But is this panorama worth the danger it represents? 200 hairpin bends, fatal precipices, landslides, rock falls—the risks are many and frequent, so much so that 300 people perished here every year until the 1990s. Traffic has now been largely regulated, but deaths still occur—the road is thus sadly, but aptly named.
Cotahuasi Canyon Road, Peru
