Ever heard of the TV show "The World's Most Dangerous Roads?" We hadn't either until we learned that one that we had just driven was featured the show. We got the feeling that the roads were a bit on the wild side but they were also great fun.

We headed south toward the heart of the Peruvian Andes. The Sparks stayed behind for a night so we were on our own for the mountain terrain.  First, we ascended and camped for the night at the Calla Calla Pass peaking at 12,470 feet.

Westy was a tad cold in the morning but the view was amazing. Above the clouds we could see row upon row of mountains. We didn't realize we would be driving over and around them too!

The long view of the two "lane" highway descending from the pass:

The highway looked much wider from a distance...

On one side of the mountains, the air was humid and the scenery lush, where we could see it. 

The only scenery here was the sign and the dropoff...    

On the other side, the climate was similar to a desert with cactus and dry riverbeds 

similar to the U.S. Southwest. 

We parked on a cliff side to make a much needed cup of coffee. 

The views from the passenger seat were wonderful  but the views from the driver's seat made Justin wish that our horn worked

Melanie " Oh...look how pretty the valley is below!"

Justin "Hope no one is coming around the bend!"

 The drive took us 9 hours at 15 miles per hour. We pulled into a small town just before sunset and cracked open a well-deserved beer. We also realized that we really, really, missed our horn.