Cordillera Apolobamba


Apolobamba is a mountain range in the South American Andes.

Geographical Location

It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region. It stretches across a distance of 50 km from east to west and 30 km from north to south.
Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people, is located 3,800 m above sea level.

Mountains

The highest mountain in the range is Chaupi Orco, also known as Wisk'achani, at. Other notable peaks are:
The largest lake in the range is Such'i Lake. Such'i is what the Aymara and Quechua people call a little fish which lives in the cold waters of the lakes and rivers of the Altiplano. Other lakes are listed below: