Chacaltaya Hill

Chacaltaya is a mountain located in the La Paz department of Bolivia with an approximate height of 5200 masl, located in the Andes Mountains. You are 30 kilometers from the city of La Paz and from where you can see a wonderful view of the Huayna Potosi. It was the closest ski field to La Paz, since it was the only ski area in Bolivia. It was notable for being the highest ski slope in the world as well as the closest to the equator.. The path to the base is 200 metros, It is reached by a road built over the years 30.

The climate is very cold and temperatures in spring vary between 5ºC to -5ºC, it is recommended to bring:

➡ MOUNTAIN JACKET (WINDBREAKER IS RECOMMENDED)
➡ CAP OR HAT
➡ SUNGLASSES (ESSENTIAL EVENING LIGHT)
➡ HIGH PERFORMANCE SUN BLOCK
➡ GLOVES FOR THE COLD
➡ HAT AND SCARF
➡ TREKKING BOOTS OR SNEAKERS WITH THICK TREATMENT (IF THE SOLE IS THIN YOU WILL SURELY HAVE PAIN IN YOUR FOOT)
➡ COMPLETE WARM CLOTHING. BETTER IF IT IS WATERPROOF
➡ CANDY
➡ FLASHLIGHTS
➡TREKKING POLES (OPTIONAL)
➡ AGUA
➡ A CHANGE OF CLOTHES “TO CHANGE IN CASE IT RAINS”
➡ A RAINCOAT

You can enjoy the sunset in the mountains at more than 5000 masl and being able to walk under the stars and reach the summit.

From the top of the snow-capped mountain you can see:

✅ THE SNOWY ILLIMANI
✅ THE NEVADO HUAYNA POTOSI
✅ THE ROYAL CORDILLERA
✅ LAKE TITICACA
✅ THE HIGHLANDS AND THE CITY OF ALTO AND LA PAZ

To get to that place it is recommended to hire a tourism agency, however private cars arrive without problem as long as they know the route..

In recent years, snow has been lost drastically due to global warming.. Toward 2010, there was no more 20 meters of length of the glacier, and disappeared completely during that year, when the remaining snow was completely sublimated. It is the first extinct tropical glacier in South America.