Climbing the Illimani Mountain will give you an indescribable experience. With its amazing scenery, contrasts, ecosystems and eternal snow, its one of the most beautiful mountains on the continent. If you reach the summit you will have spectacular views of the Altiplano, the Lake Titicaca, Peru, the Sajama Volcano, Chile and some valleys dropping into the rainforest!
The Illimani Mountain is a beautiful extinct strato volcano which overlooks the city of La Paz. Without a doubt many legends have been dedicated to this mountain considered to be the guardian of the city. The mountain was first climbed in 1877 but there are claims that even the ancient Aymara people climbed the top, where archaeological items have been found. Illimani (Illimani means golden eagle in Aymara) It is the majestic mountain of 6,462m that adorns the horizon of the La Paz city, and it’s the highest in the Cordillera Real. Although it’s considered a mountain, is actually an extinct volcano, which had its last eruption in 1869.
The grandiose Mt. Illimani, located at 72 km. from La Paz, is with no doubt one of the greatest snow - covered mountains on earth, The magnificent Illimani possesses five peaks: the Southern peak (6.462 m), which has the highest elevation, the Central peak (6.360 m), the Northern or Paris peak (6.443 m), Indian peak (6.287 m), and the Laika Khoilu peak (6.159 m), the oldest report of the ascent of Illimani comes from an Italian, English expedition, the leaders were William Conway and Maquigmaz Gef.
This mountain is reserved for determined mountain climbers, since it is a technical climb and very demanding.
