Road Of DEATH !!

"Road of the death" as obvious from the name is the most dangerous road in the world. Located in the Yungus region of Bolivia. It is a 61km road connecting yungus region to the capital city. It was termed as the most dangerous road of the world by the Inter American Development Bank for its extream danger. Every year thousands of people looses their life on this road.

The largely single line road has no guard rails. Most of the road's width is of a single car with small passages at quite distance so that the other car can cross. During the winter season rain and fog makes quite much difficulty for the driver and in summer rockfalls are common and vehicle dust limits visibility as well. 
One the Local road rules specify that the downhill driver never has the right of way and must move to the outerside to give space to the vehicle coming upside. 

The danger of the road made it a popular tour destination drawing some 25000 thrill seekers including a number of Mountain bike lovers due to 64km of continous downhill track with only one short uphill section. There are so many tour operators catering to this activity, providing information, guides, equipments etc. Atleast 18 cyclists have been died so far.

The road was built in 1930 during the Chaco war by Paraguayan prisoners. The Yungus road was modernized during a 20 years period included the enlarging the carriageway from one to two lanes and building a new section from Chusquipata to Yolosa with  mutliple lanes, pavement, guard rails and many other equipments that make it considerably more safer than the old path. The original yungus road is currently much less used by traffic, although an increasing number of adventure travelers bike it for thrills.

Lahore In USA !!

Lahore is a small town in Orange country, Virginia in the United States of America, named after the provincial capital of the Punjab, Pakistan. Located about 75 miles from the Washington.
It was established by the American couple in 1980 who chose its name from (the then) british India.
The story got Pakistan's media attention by the Pakistani American Journalist who wrote a story about it in Urdu daily news paper. However, the story got lost in the peoples mind. In 2007 another journalist broke the story with a news that a Pakistani wanted to buy the town.

Noor Naghmi son of a very well known broadcaster Abul Hassan Naghmi bought the American Lahore to the news once again in 2007. After a long negotiations with Nancy Wallace, a tought negotiator who owned the 235 acres of American Lahore including the center of the town. Naghmi was able to strike the deal for USD 3 million. It was however not an easy venture to buy the land from an owner who had no plans to sell the land. although "Everything is have is for sale. for the right price", she said.

Naghmi now has the plans to turn the Lahore, Virginia into a regional tourist attraction for the people from South Asia and others. His plans includes a banquet hall designed after the famous Shalimar gardens and a library along with a museum dedicated to the histories of both Lahores. He wants to open a restuarant with Lahori dishes and organise a basant festival.