Cordillera de Cocapata
| Cordillera de Cocapata | ||
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| Highest peak | Cerro Pirhuata ( 5060 m ) | |
| location | Departamento Cochabamba / Departamento La Paz , Bolivia | |
| part of | Cordillera Oriental | |
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| Coordinates | 17 ° 0 ′ S , 66 ° 30 ′ W | |
The Cordillera de Cocapata is a mountain ridge in the eastern parts of the Bolivian Andes . It is part of the Cordillera Oriental and reaches its northernmost extent to the confluence of the Río Boopi in the Río Alto Beni . The southernmost section of the Cordillera de Cocapata is the Cordillera del Tunari , which is bordered to the south by the fertile and densely populated valley of Cochabamba .
The Cordillera de Cocapata has about 70 to 80 peaks with heights between 4700 m and 5060 m, the highest peaks in the region are the Cerro Pirhuata (5060 m) and the Cerro Tunari (5023 m).
Web links
- Evelio Echevarría: Cordillera de Cocapata, Bolivia In: Alpine Journal, 1997 ( English )