Overview
The Cordillera Quimsa Cruz is a mountain range in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated south east of Lake Titicaca and north of Lake Uru Uru, measuring about 35–40 km in length and 12 km at its widest point.
Description
Although close to La Paz, the Cordillera Quimsa Cruz is a largely undiscovered wilderness of 5000m-plus peaks, some of which have only been climbed for the first time in recent years. Basque climbing magazine Pyrenaica once labeled it a ‘South American Karakoram.’ In 1999, near the summit of Santa Veracruz, Spaniard Javier Sánchez discovered the remains of an 800-year-old ceremonial burial site with ancient artifacts and weavings.