Jist'aña

#119 among destinations in Bolivia

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Jist'aña, also known as Pirámide Blanca, is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,260 metres high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality, and the Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality. Jist'aña lies between the mountain Kunturiri of the La Paz Municipality in the southeast and the peaks of Kunturiri of the Los Andes Province in the northwest. The rivers Kunturiri and Jist'aña Jawira originate near the mountain. Kunturiri River flows to Ch'iyar Quta, a lake southwest of Jist'aña, and Jist'aña Jawira which later is named Uma Pallqa flows to the northeast. ()

First ascent: 1964Elevation: 17257 ftCoordinates: 16°10'38"S, 68°13'0"W

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La PazBolivia

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Jist'aña – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ch'iyar Quta, Juri Quta, Allqa Quta, Kunturiri.

2.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ch'iyar Quta
56 min walk • Ch'iyar Quta is a lake in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality, Huayna Potosí Canton.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Juri Quta
99 min walk • Juri Quta is a lake in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, Wayna Potosí Canton.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Allqa Quta
143 min walk • Allqa Quta is a lake in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality. Allqa Quta lies northwest of the main peak of the Kunturiri massif.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kunturiri
47 min walk • Kunturiri is a mountain in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia, about 5,648 metres high. It is also the name of the whole massif. Kunturiri is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, southeast of Chachakumani and northwest of Huayna Potosí.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jach'a Jipiña
129 min walk • Jach'a Jipiña is a 4,950-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality. Jach'a Jipiña lies south-west of the lake Juri Quta.
6.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ch'iyar Qullu
176 min walk • Ch'iyar Qullu is a 4,778-metre-high mountain in the western extension of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Janq'u K'ark'a
116 min walk • Janq'u K'ark'a is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,038 metres high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality, and in the Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sankayuni
79 min walk • Sankayuni is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,646 metres high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality. Sankayuni lies southeast of Janq'u K'ark'a, west of Ullumani and Chankuni and northeast of Kunturiri.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ullumani
122 min walk • Ullumani is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,428 metres high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chankuni
110 min walk • Chankuni is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,638 metres high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality.
6.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maman Quta, Huayna Potosí
162 min walk • Maman Quta is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,160 metres high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality. Mama Quta lies southeast of Qala Wathiyani.