Nevado Sajama
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Nevado Sajama is an extinct volcano and the highest peak in Bolivia. The mountain is located in Sajama Province, in Oruro Department. It is situated in Sajama National Park and is a composite volcano
Sajama National Park
Hot springs on the Junthuma River
Summit of Sajama
The Milky Way visible over Sajama at night
Illimani
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Illimani is a prominent fold mountain within the Cordillera Real of Bolivia, a subrange of the greater Andes, located approximately 82 kilometres southeast of La Paz. With an elevation of 6,438 metres
Nevado Sajama
…number of oral traditions record beliefs involving Sajama. In one myth, Sajama is the head of the Mururata mountain after the latter was decapitated by Illimani mountain, both in the Eastern Cordillera. Other mythologies assert that the Nevados de Payachata (Pomerape and Parinacota) are the children of Sajama…
Illimani’s southwestern slopes viewed from La Paz in December 2001
The name Illimani is of Aymara origin and is translated as "place of light"
A panorama of the southwest face of Illimani
The northeast face of Illimani, where most of its glaciers are found