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Jancoaque Destination Guide

Explore Jancoaque in Bolivia

Jancoaque in the region of Oruro is a town in Bolivia - some 250 mi or ( 402 km ) West of Sucre , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Jancoaque

Current time in Jancoaque is now 07:40 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Putre, Iquique, Churigualla, Arica, and Sucre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Putre . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Jancoaque ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Volcano Parinacota

2:19 min by Heiko Klimmer
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Ascent to the summit of Parinacota (Bolivia, 6.342) The other mountains are: Pomerape (opposite, 6.282) and Sajama (in the far, 6.542) ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Waña Quta (Oruro)

Waña Quta (Aymara waña dry, quta lake, "dry lake", hispanicized spellings Huañakota, Huaña Kota, Huaña Khota, Huaña Kkota, Huayñakota, Huaña Q'ota) is a small lake in Bolivia located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province. It is situated in the Sajama National Park north west of the Sajama volcano at a height of about 4,350 metres (14,270 ft). The lake is a place to discover birds like Andean Avocet, Andean Lapwing, Cattle Egret, Horned Coot, Puna Teal, Ruddy Duck and Yellow-billed Pintail.

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Located at -18.28 -69.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Oruro Department, Lakes of Bolivia

Chungara–Tambo Quemado

Chungara–Tambo Quemado (Spanish: Paso Chungara–Tambo Quemado) is a mountain pass through the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes along the border between Chile and Bolivia. Chungara–Tambo Quemado is one of the principal Chile-Bolivia passes in the central Andes as it connects La Paz with its nearest seaport Arica.

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Located at -18.28 -69.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Bolivia–Chile border crossings, Geography of Arica y Parinacota Region, Geography of Oruro Department, Mountain passes of Bolivia, Mountain passes of Chile, Mountain passes of the Andes

Nevados de Quimsachata

Nevados de Quimsachata (hispanicized) or Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three, Pukina chata mountain, "three mountains", also spelled Kimsachata, also hispanicized Quimsa Chata), is a 8 km -long volcanic complex on a north-south alignment along the border between Bolivia and Chile, overseeing Chungara Lake. It contains three peaks, all stratovolcanoes.

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Located at -18.38 -69.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Complex volcanoes, Stratovolcanoes of Chile, Volcanoes of Arica y Parinacota Region, Volcanoes of Oruro Department

Cerro Capurata

Cerro Capurata is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia and Chile. It has a height of 5990 metres.

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Located at -18.42 -69.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Bolivia–Chile border, International mountains of South America, Mountains of Chile, Mountains of Oruro Department

Chungará Lake

"Chungara" redirects here. For the journal see Chungara (journal). Chungará is a lake situated in the extreme north of Chile, in the Altiplano of Arica y Parinacota Region in the Lauca National Park. It is the 29th highest lake in the world (and the 10th highest in South America). It is near the volcanos Parinacota and Pomerape .

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Located at -18.25 -69.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Geography of Arica y Parinacota Region, Lakes of Chile