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Nevado Sajama

Nevado Sajama ([ne????a??o sa??xama]; Aymara: Chak Xa??a) is an extinct volcano and the highest peak in Bolivia. The mountain is located in Sajama Province, in Oruro Department. It is situated in Sajama National Park and is a composite volcano consisting of a stratovolcano on top of several lava domes. It is not clear when it erupted last but it may have been during the Pleistocene or Holocene. The mountain is covered by an ice cap, and Polylepis tarapacana trees occur up to 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) elevation. Geography and geomorphology Nevado Sajama is located in the Sajama Province of the Oruro Department in Bolivia, about 18.6 kilometres (11.6 mi) from the border with Chile. Cholcani volcano lies southeast of Sajama, and another neighbouring volcano, Pomerape, resembles Sajama in its appearance. A road runs along the southeastern flank of...

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