Bolivia's 'death road' was once a key route between its capital and the Amazon rainforest. Now it's a wildlife haven.
Wildlife along Bolivia's infamous "death road" has rebounded in the 15 years since it was effectively closed to heavy traffic.It claimed the lives of hundreds of Bolivians between 1999 and 2003The serpentine path through the Andes had been a main route between the country's capital La Paz and the Amazon rainforest.Between 1999 and 2003, hundreds of Bolivians died on it.
"The fauna, when this road was still functioning, it was being affected by the pollution that vehicles generated, the noise and dust," she said.Heavy haul trucks were now gone from the area, fellow WCS biologist Guido Ayala said.
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