Bolivia Cordillera Real and Sajama National Park
June 10, 2018
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!
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