Peak in the Cordillera de Lípez- Southwest Bolivia - Photos

The Cordillera de Lípez is a mountain range in northernPotosí, Bolivia and northern Argentina, part of the Andes. The range covers an area of 23,404 km² and runs in a northeast-southwest direction, helping to form the boundary between Bolivia and Argentina. Thus the Cordillera de Lípez is a transverse range in the Andes, between the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Occidental, creating the southern boundary of the Bolivian Altiplano.The highest peak is Uturunco at 6,008 m (19,711 ft). Despite the high elevations, there is no current glacier activity in the Cordillera de Lípez, just some semi-permanent snow fields.