Sajama & Acotango volcanoes
Sajama & Acotango volcanoes
The Sajama volcano, 6,542 mts. – 21.407 ft. —name that comes from the Aymara voice “Chak-jjaña”, which means “West”— , it is a mountain located in the middle of the Bolivian plateau, with the town of Sajama located at its feet and constitutes the highest summit in Bolivia.
It has several ascent routes, but its northwestern variant is where it receives the largest number of climbers.
Although it is not a complicated route, it does require to be careful, as it has steep slopes both at the beginning and at the top, as well as some simple rock climbs.
After climbing Acotango (6.053 mts. – 19.860 ft.), it is possible to ascend this volcano in 2-3 days starting from Sajama —small village at 4,220 mts – 13.854 ft.—, crossing a beautiful ravine up to base camp. Then, there´s a rocky slope that leads directly to the high camp, located at 5,650 – 18.536 ft. on a ridge that has a wonderful view of the Bolivian plateau.
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CLIMBING PROGRAM
- ARICA – PUTRE (3.450 MTS – 11.319 FT), HOTEL.
- PUTRE – SAJAMA (4.250 MTS – 13.940 FT), HOSTAL.
- SAJAMA – CLIMB OF WISALLA (5.050 MTS – 16.560 FT) – HOTSPRINGS.
- SAJAMA –CLIMB OF ACOTANGO VOLCANO (6.053 MTS – 19.860 FT); RETURN TO HOSTAL.
- SAJAMA – TREK TO BASE CAMP (4.720 MTS – 15.485 FT)
- BASE CAMP – TREK TO HIGH CAMP (5.650 MTS – 18.530 FT).
- HIGH CAMP – SUMMIT ATTEMPT, EARLY MORNING START (6.525 MTS – 21.407 FT) – HIG CAMP – RETURN TO HOSTAL.
- SAJAMA – TRANSFER TO BORDER – ARICA; HOTEL.
- HOTEL – DROP OF TO ARICA AIRPORT.
TWO BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS IN BOLIVIA
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5 people: $.- USD (aprox)
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