Driving Ruta 3N with vertigo-inducing depths of up to 1.000m
Peru, south-america
22 km
N/A
extreme
Year-round
Okay, adventure seekers, buckle up for Carretera 3-N in the Ancash region of Peru! This isn't your average Sunday drive. We're talking seriously stunning (and slightly terrifying) drops of up to 1,000 meters!
You'll find this wild ride snaking through the northern part of the country, mostly unpaved. The real heart-pumper is a 22-kilometer stretch between Cañon del Pato and the tiny town of La Pampa.
Imagine a road getting narrower and narrower, a never-ending series of hairpin turns carved by hand into the mountainside. Seriously, some of these bends are tight! You'll need laser focus and a smooth touch on the steering wheel. Forget about passing another car – or especially a truck – easily. And watch out, because the road turns into a washboard of rocks, especially during the rainy or snowy season when it might even be closed. But hey, the views? Absolutely epic!
Where is it?
Driving Ruta 3N with vertigo-inducing depths of up to 1.000m is located in Peru (south-america). Coordinates: -8.3382, -76.8528
Road Details
- Country
- Peru
- Continent
- south-america
- Length
- 22 km
- Difficulty
- extreme
- Coordinates
- -8.3382, -76.8528
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