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454: 57: 31: 523: 42: 128:'s northeastern slope at the southwestermost point of Bolivia at 22° 49' 41" south and 67° 52' 35" west. The climate of the region is cold and inadequate for animal and plant life. Its main feature is its ground, in which are large quantities of metallic minerals including 315: 564: 593: 17: 507: 608: 190:, which is 5,920 meters high (but only two-thirds of the northeastern slope of the volcano belong to Bolivia up to 5415 meters). The lakes 388: 603: 613: 438: 598: 557: 218: 583: 588: 550: 500: 65: 381: 623: 538: 481: 412: 362: 186:
The southern section, characterized by volcanic activity and by having sandstorms and fog, taking into account
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The northern section, in which you can find the highest peaks in Bolivia, tallest of which is the volcano
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at 6,542 meters. Sajama is perennially covered in snow. It contains the volcanoes
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collectively), the latter being a dormant volcano with a cone of snow similar to
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can be found on Licancabur, so named because of their respective colors.
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characterized by volcanic activity, making up the natural border with
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Topographic map of Bolivia showing (east to west) plains of
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volcano, which is on the southern limit of Bolivia with
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Index

Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)

Nevado Sajama

Licancabur
Laguna Verde

Amazon Basin
Sub-Andean Zone
Eastern Cordillera
Altiplano
Bolivia
Andes
American Cordillera
mountain range
Chile
Juqhuri
Licancabur
Chile
Licancabur
gold
silver
copper
Sajama
Pomerape
Parinacota
Payachata
Mount Fuji
Japan
Uyuni

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