3 May 2009
Recent reporting on the Pasto Mocoa Highway have included video of the actual highway that is currently one of the most dangerous roads in Colombia, referred to by some as the "Trampoline of Death." As an IIRSA priority project with funding in preparation by the IDB, a proposed 50 km rerouting of the section between between San Francisco and Mocoa will pass through the 35,00 ha Upper Mocoa Forest Reserve with impacts on indigenous and farmer communities in the affected region. Among other impacts, the highway improvement is expected to increase investment in mining as indicated by the estimated increase in mining related traffic from zero vehicles to 180 vehicles daily.
El congresista Guillermo Rivera habla de la via Mocoa - Pasto conocida como el "Trampolin de la Muerte", en la sección del noticiero de RCNTV, "Trochas por Colombia".
The Congressman Guillermo Rivera talks about the Pasto-Mocoa road, known as the "Trampoline of Death."
Video of Pasto Mocoa Road
Recent Accident on the Pasto Mocoa road, 22 Julio 2008 (www.miputumayo.com)