Kari-Kari

#153 among destinations in Bolivia

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Kari-Kari is a Miocene caldera in the Potosi department, Bolivia. It is part of the El Fraile ignimbrite field of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes. Volcanic activity in the Central Volcanic Zone has generated 44 volcanic centres with postglacial activity and a number of calderas, including the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex. ()

Coordinates: 19°40'0"S, 65°40'0"W

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Kari-Kari – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cerro Rico, Cathedral Basilica of Potosí, Khari Khari Lakes, Potosí mountain range.

6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mine
Cerro Rico, Potosí
161 min walk • Cerro Rico, towering over the city of Potosí in Bolivia, is a mountain steeped in a history as rich as the vast quantities of silver it once contained. Known as the "Rich Mountain," Cerro Rico was the world's largest silver deposit and played a crucial role in the...
7.8 miNW
Church
Cathedral Basilica of Potosí, Potosí
199 min walk • The Cathedral Basilica of Potosí, the official name is Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, is a minor basilica and cathedral with baroque and neoclassical colonial influence. It has a stone facade and is located in the 10 de Noviembre Square in the center of this Bolivian city.
5.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Khari Khari Lakes, Potosí
144 min walk • The Khari Khari Lakes are two closely connected artificial lakes, San Ildefonso and San Pablo situated in the Khari Khari mountain range of Bolivia.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Potosí mountain range
63 min walk • The Potosí mountain range in Bolivia is situated east and southeast of the city of Potosí. It is at least 25 km long stretching from north to south. Its highest mountain is Khunurana rising up to 5,071 m. The features of the range are considered the product of volcanic activity known as the Khari Khari caldera.
6.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ch'aki Qucha
174 min walk • Ch'aki Qucha is a 4,628-metre-high mountain in the Potosí mountain range in the Bolivian Andes at a lake of the same name. It is located in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, in the west of the Puna Municipality.

Kari-Kari

Facts and practical information

Kari-Kari – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Cerro Rico, Potosí

Cathedral Basilica of Potosí, Potosí

Khari Khari Lakes, Potosí

Potosí mountain range

Ch'aki Qucha