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Bolivia Cordillera Real and Sajama National Park

For information about climbing in Condoriri Area see here.

Photo by Eduardo from the Bolivian Mountain Guides

Huayna Potosi and an old cemetery of miners

Basecamp for Pequeno Alpamayo and Condoriri

Looking towards Lake Titicaca and the Cordillera Real from Peak Austria

The top pf Pico Austria

Huana Potosi

Condoriri

Condoriri 5,648m from Pico Austria 5,350 also known as the Matterhorn of Bolivia.

View from Pico Austria with annotations

Our team at BC

sunrise on the Pequeno Alpamayo 5,434m.

Sunrise from Pequeno Alpamayo

Pequeno Alpamayo - direct route

The summit of Pequeno Alpamayo

Summit of Pequeno Alpamayo 5,438m

Acohuma and Chachacomani from the summit of Pequeno Alpamayo.

The large bulky mountain is Chachacomani 6,074m fromt the summit of Pequeno Alpamayo.

Innominado 5,320m seen from the summit of Pequeno Alpamayo.

View of the Cordillera Real looking north from Pequeno Alpamayo.

Approaching the top!

Gregorio and me on top

Huana Potosi

Huana Potosi and Ilimani in the distance

The summit ridge of Pequeno Alpamayo 5,434m.

Pequeno Alpamayo 5,434m - a fine isolated peak

En route to Sajama National Park

Volcan Sajama 6,520m

Sajama and interesting volcanic formations of the Altiplano

Volcanoes Parinacota and Pomerade on the border between Bolivia and Chile

Sajama - the highest peak in Bolivia

Laguna Atla in Lauca National Park in Chile

Volcan Sajama

Sajama Village with Volcan Sajama in the background

Volcan Acotango from Sajama Village and the Bolivian Altiplano

The base camp of Volcan Sajama at 4,800m

The road to the trail head on Acotango. The road was built and is maintained by the government owned sulfur mine.

Volcan Sajama and sunrise on Acotango

Volcanoes Parinacota and Pomerade and Chungara Lake in Chile from Acotango

Sajama from Acotango

Volcan Acotango

Sajama

The trail to the BC of Sajama. I met Cholitas Escaladoras who were climbing Sajama.

Cholitas Escaladoras - Bolivian women mountaineers

On the border of Chile and Bolivia - exploring the Sajama NP

Sajama NP

Sajama NP - great geothermal formations

Geothermal formation of the Sajama NP

Sajama NP

Sajama NP

Volcan Sajama

Bienvenidos a Bolivia!