Sajama National Park

Sajama National Park

Infobox_Protected_area | name = Sajama National Park
iucn_category = II



caption = Nevado Sajama
locator_x =
locator_y =
location = Oruro Department, Bolivia
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 18
lat_minutes = 05
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 68
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = W
area = 1,002 km²
established = 1939
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas

Sajama National Park is a national park located in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. It borders Lauca National Park in Chile.

The park features spectacular Andean landscape, with elevations ranging from 4,200 to 6,542 m. It contains the snowy cone of Nevado Sajama, the highest mountain in Bolivia. The park also includes the Nevados de Payachata.


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