Illimani
Summit Elevation: 6462 m
Latitude: 16.654°S
Longitude: 67.784°W
El Illimani with 6,462 meters is a mountain
in Bolivia, located near the city of La Paz,
and is the highest mountain in the
Cordillera Real. El Illimani is an enormous
mass of more than 8 km long and four
peaks exceeding 6,000 meters. These run
from northwest to southeast, and one is the
last Nevado of the Cordillera Real from
north to south. The Illimani was formed by
the pressure of tectonic plates and is
composed of plutonic rocks (granodiorite
and monzonite) with an age of between 208
and 23 million years.
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in Bolivia, located near the city of La Paz,
and is the highest mountain in the
Cordillera Real. El Illimani is an enormous
mass of more than 8 km long and four
peaks exceeding 6,000 meters. These run
from northwest to southeast, and one is the
last Nevado of the Cordillera Real from
north to south. The Illimani was formed by
the pressure of tectonic plates and is
composed of plutonic rocks (granodiorite
and monzonite) with an age of between 208
and 23 million years.
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