Cerro Lípez
| Cerro Lípez | ||
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 View of Cerro Lípez from the north |
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| height | 5929 m | |
| location | Potosí Department , Bolivia | |
| Mountains | Cordillera de Lípez , Andes | |
| Coordinates | 21 ° 56 '35 " S , 66 ° 51' 41" W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
The Cerro Lípez is a stratovolcano in the Cordillera de Lípez in southwestern Bolivia and is located in the province of Sur Lípez in the Department of Potosí . With its double peak of 5,929 meters, it is the second highest peak in the Cordillera de Lípez after the Uturuncu .
Cerro Lípez is incorrectly referred to as "Nuevo Mundo" on some maps. In fact, however, the Nuevo Mundo lies several hundred kilometers further northeast of Cerro Lípez and is about 500 meters lower. The incorrect designation is due to misleading entries by the German geologist and mountaineer Friedrich Ahlfeld , who mentioned in a letter from 1962 to the historian Evelio Echevita that two peaks of the Cordillera de Lípez could be considered "Nuevo Mundo".
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ MSN Encarta Map March 11, 2006 and March 11, 2007
- ↑ Y. Brain (1999) "Climbs and Expeditions: Bolivia" American Alpine Journal p. 323 ( memento of the original from April 26, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
