ACTIVITIES IN BOLIVIA
Whether you`d like hiking in the Andes, rock climbing, trekking, mountainbiking, rafting, paragliding, fishing or watching birds. Bolivia offers its visitors an immense variety to spend the vacation in an active way.
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Bolivia offers its visitors plenty of possibilities for mountaineering. The eastern and western Cordillera offers some mountains between 5.000 and 6.000 meter. The best time for mountainneering is the period between may and october, whereas the best months will be july to september. Although mountaineering in Bolivia is getting more popular, you will not find alpine huts in Bolivia. Necessary equipment, books and maps can be bought in La Paz. In La Paz you will find various travel agencies which offer tours, but not all of their guides are listed in the bolivian mountainguide-association (AGMT).
Most of the tours are located in the Cordillera Real, the Cordillera Apolobamba and the Cordillera Quimsa Cruz. You will also find possibilities in the western Cordillera, with its highest peak from Bolivia, Sajama (6.540 meter).
The mountains in Bolivia are suitable for beginners as well as for mountaineers with lots of experiences and you will also find some beautiful peaks.
Huayna Potosi (6.088 Meter) which is one of the easiest mountains with an altitude over 6.000 meter is very close to La Paz. The great mountain Illampu (6.368 Meter) is also located in Bolivia, which is one of the most difficult mountains to ascent in South America.
An absolutely classic route is the ascent to Huayna Potosi, which is 6.088 meter tall. This mountain is just 38 km away from La Paz and in two hours you can reach this mount by Jeep. Usually the ascent takes two days. On the first day you will get from the starting point (4.700 meter) in 2 about hours to the base camp, which is located at 5.200 meter. From there you will start at 1 o´clock am to the summit, which will be reached in about 5-6 hours.
It is also possible to stay three days at Huayna Potosi. Normally on the first day one will learn at the glacier the handling of pick-axe and crampon.
The regions:
West cordillera
The dry west cordillera border with Chile. The most famous peak in this area is Sajama (6.540 meter), a volcano which is also the highest mountain in Bolivia. The snow line in the west cordillera is about at 6.000 meter and is located much higher then in the east cordillera.
Cordillera Real
This massif is 200 km long and the biggest in Bolivia. Here you will find over 600 peaks. The snow line is located at about 5.200 meter and the most famous peaks in this area are Illampu, Huayna Potosi and Illimani. On five points this huge massif is penetrated through valleys. The routes in the vales are very old and the Inkas used them as troude routes to the amazon.
The most famous summits:
- Illimani, 6.462 meter, cordillera real
- Illampu, 6.368 meter, cordillera real
- Ankohuma, 6.427 meter, cordillera real
- Huayna Potosi, 6.088 meter, cordillera real
- Chupi Orco, 6.000 meter, cordillera Apolobamba
Well known Volcanos:
- Sajama, 6.540 meter (Bolivias highest summit), west cordillera
- Parinacota, 6.300 meter, west cordillera
- Pomarata, 6.220 meter, wes tcordillera
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Who likes to do rock climbing, one will find good spots in the south of La Paz and near Oruro. The routes rating is in the french scale and the climbing areas are located at an altitude of about 3.300 meter in La Paz and about 3.800 meter in Oruro. Because of the high altitude climbing will be much more exhausting than regularly.
La Paz
The routes are located in three different areas. They are called "las alas", "la galleta" and "el peñon" south La Paz. Most of the routes are challenging and general the routes begin at the level 6a or 6b, which is equal to 5.10a or 5.10b. Sadly there are just a few routes in the easier levels, which makes it for beginners hard to climb in these areas.
All routes are good secured and also the native climber will give you some advice.
It is possible to climb the whole year, but the best conditions will be in the dry season.
Oruro
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