The Cordillera Central is a
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
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mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
that divides the three river basins in the country and also has the second highest peaks in Bolivia. It is rich in minerals and starts in the north with
Chawpi Urqu and the three Palumanis that were in the south up to
Zapaleri, forming a border with
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
and
Argentina
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. The Cordillera Central is divided into three sections:
* The northern section or
Cordillera Real, with Chawpi Urqu and
Palumani, also taking into account the most significant of Bolivia that you find near
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
,
Illimani
Illimani () is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real (part of the Cordillera Oriental, a subrange of the Andes) of western Bolivia. It lies near the cities of El Alto and La Paz at the eastern edge of the Altiplano. It is the second high ...
,
Illampu
Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the t ...
,
Janq'u Uma
Ancohuma or Janq'u Uma ( Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''uma'' water, "white water", also spelled Janq'uma, other spellings, ''Jankho Uma'', ''Jankhouma'') is the third highest mountain in Bolivia (after Sajama and Illimani). It is located in the ...
,
Mururata, and
Huayna Potosí
Huayna Potosí is a mountain in Bolivia, located near El Alto and about 25 km north of La Paz in the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real.
Huayna Potosí is the closest high mountain to La Paz. Surrounded by high mountains, it is ...
, all of which are more than 6,000 meters high. This section is famous because the highest meteorological observatory in the world can be found on
Chacaltaya. Some of the highest
ski slopes in the world can be found here also.
* The central section contains Sumaq Urqu, with the
Potosí mountain range and the ''Paso de Condor'' rail station, both situated at an elevation of 4,288 meters.
* The southern section is characterized by its high rate of mineralization and large deposits of tin. Its highest summit is
Zapaleri on the border with Chile and Argentina.
*Cordillera Central can also be found between Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Oriental
See also
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Cordillera Occidental (Bolivia)
Topographic map of Bolivia showing (east to west) plains of Cordill.html" ;"title="Geology of Bolivia#Lowlands and Sub-Andean zone">Sub-Andean Zone in red, Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)">Eastern Cordillera in white, Altiplano in gray, and Weste ...
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Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
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Cordillera Central (disambiguation)
References
Mountain ranges of Bolivia
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