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Bolivian Andes

Range Type	Politically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Nevado Sajama (6542 m/21,463 ft)
Countries	Bolivia (86%), Chile (10%), Argentina (3%), Peru (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Potosí (17%), La Paz (17%), Beni (11%), Santa Cruz (11%), Cochabamba (10%), Oruro (8%), Chuquisaca (8%), Tarapacá (7%), Tarija (5%), Antofagasta (3%), Salta (2%), Jujuy (1%), Puno (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	633,541 sq km / 244,611 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,210 km / 752 mi North-South 821 km / 510 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	17° 59' S; 66° 26' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Bolivian Andes
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Bolivian Andes.

Andes	Level 2 (Parent)
Cordillera de Merida	Level 3 (Sibling)
Colombian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Ecuador Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Peruvian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Bolivian Andes	Level 3
Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)	Level 4 (Child)
Cordillera Central (Bolivia)	Level 4 (Child)
Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)	Level 4 (Child)
Puna de Atacama	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Argentina-Chile Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Patagonian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Bolivian Andes

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Nevado Sajama	6542	21,463	Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)
2.	Nevado de Illimani	6438	21,122	Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
3.	Nevado Ancohuma	6427	21,086	Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
4.	Illimani-Pico de Paris	6402	21,004	Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
5.	Cerro Parinacota	6342	20,807	Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)
6.	Nevado de Illampu	6331	20,771	Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
7.	Pomerape	6282	20,610	Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)
8.	Aucanquilcha	6176	20,262	Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)
9.	Pico Layca Kkollu	6166	20,230	Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
10.	Volcán San Pedro	6145	20,161	Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Nevado Sajama	6542	21,463	Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)
2.	Nevado de Illimani	6438	21,122	Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
3.	Uturuncu	6020+	19,751+	Cordillera Central (Bolivia)

Photos of Peaks in the Bolivian Andes

Cerro Parinacota Parinacota from Sajama city (2018-06-30). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.	Huayna Potosí Huayna Potosí as seen from the high plains north of La Paz (2013-07-30). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cerro Acotango Acotango (2018-06-30). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.	Chacaltaya The Chacaltaya massif as seen from the high plains north of La Paz (2013-07-24). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cerro Pirhuata View to the northeast from the summit. (2009-03-02). Photo by Pedro Macedo. Click here for larger-size photo.

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