The Karakoram Highway, also known by the abbreviation KKH (Karakoram Highwaste and ) is the world's highest road. All numbers and figures on it are impressive, was inaugurated in 1982 after 20 years of work, has a 1200 km route linking the cities of Kashgar in China to the Pakistani capital Islamabad, port through the Khunjerab confirmed at an altitude 4,693 meters above sea level, since it can display two eight-thousands, the Nanga Parbat (8,125 meters) and K2 (8,611). In short, a road relatively young but already a seasoned legend created. For many centuries, one of many silk routes was through these landscapes by narrow roads full of dangers and hardships. Tight turns with little turning radius, ground floor and rubble, landslides constant, unimaginable uneven, fragile bridges to cross rivers or to bridge the gap between folds of formidable mountains.
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In recent years, this road has become a major tourist destination thanks to the beauty and uniqueness of the landscapes it crosses. highlight the Hunza Valley on the border between Pakistan and China. The route is crossed by several glaciers, such as those found near the small town of Passu or that of Gulmit . Besides you can see some 20,000 pieces of rock art along the route.
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: Excerpt from the Edge of Impossible across the road the Karakoram.
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