Access to the Caminito del Rey in southern Spain near Malaga was restricted in 2000 after five walkers fell to their deaths in two years. The walkway, which clings to the side of the El Chorro gorge in Spain, had fallen into a state of disrepair, with parts of the route crumbled away and reduced to just metal skeleton rails. YouTube / Expert Vagabond
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