El Trampolin de La Muerte (the Trampoline of Death) in Southern Colombia connects the city of Mocoa with the town of San Francisco.
From Mocoa to San Francisco
Trampoline of Death road
Before we even reached this notorious route, we had to deal with bad roads, crazy drivers, more landslides…
(As always, click on or hover over photos in galleries to read their captions.)
Heavy load
The small bags on the sides of the car contain live chickens
Many potholes
Being passed before a curve is common practice in Colombia.
Roadwork – “siga” means “go”
Congested area
Landslide 1
Landslide 2
Landslide 3
…and one other giant obstacle: a road block with miles of backed-up traffic that had been there for days.
Backed-up traffic in Mocoa
Walking the multiple-mile line of traffic, mostly semi trucks
The truck drivers have been here a while…
A bus had to get towed
After waiting in a fuel station for five hours, one of the protesters took pity on us and guided us through the blockade. It was a slightly unnerving but peaceful experience.
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