Las Tórtolas
| Las Tórtolas | ||
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| height | 6323 m | |
| location | Chile / Argentina border | |
| Mountains | To the | |
| Coordinates | 29 ° 56 ′ 20 ″ S , 69 ° 54 ′ 26 ″ W | |
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| First ascent |
Inkas 1st tourist ascent in 1952 by H. Dock (or Heinz Koch) and E. Kausel |
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The Las Tórtolas ( Spanish : The loving couple) is located on the border of Chile's Coquimbo and the Argentine province of San Juan . It is part of the Andes and reaches an altitude of 6323 m , according to other information only 6160 m . Together with the Olivares , it is the highest peak in the area.
The mountain served the Incas as a place of worship. In 1952 a stone grave was found on the summit , eight by four meters in size, with walls one meter thick, identical to the one on El Plomo . During numerous archaeologically motivated ascents, three statuettes in human form made of silver and shells were found in addition to firewood, ceramic shards and traces of fire.
There is a monument to the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral on the summit .
Web links
- Las Tórtolas on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Las Tórtolas (with photos) on los6000dechile.cl (Spanish / English; PDF file; 1.29 MB)