Laguna Glacial de Sorata (Illampu y Janq'u Uma)

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Distance: 5 mi
Elevation gain: 3,396 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 299 ft
Max elevation: 14,813 ft
TrailRank: 40
Min elevation: 12,816 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 3 hours 36 minutes
Time: one day 5 minutes
Coordinates: 780
Uploaded: August 7, 2019
Recorded: August 2019

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near Tusca Jahuira, La Paz (Bolivia)

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Sorata's Glacier Lake is located at more than 5000 meters in elevation. You best way to start the hike is to take a taxi as far up towards Laguna Chillata as you can (80-100 bolivianos). From there, the Glacier Lake is still pretty far away (1000 meters higher) and so it's best to camp at Laguna Chillata and not do the entire hike in a single day. From Laguna Chillata, it takes 4-6 hours to hike up the Glacier Lake. Te get back to Sorata, it's best to talk to the locals on your way down and see if you can hire a driver.

La Laguna Glacial de Sorata de encuentra a más que 5000 metros de altura. Se recomiende tomar taxi hasta lo más cerca posible a laguna Chillata (80-100 bolivianos). De ese punto la Laguna Glacial esta todavía lejos con una subida de 1000 metros, así que se recomiende acampar por la Laguna Chillata y no hacer la caminata en un solo día. Desde la Laguna Chillata se puede subir a la Laguna Glacial en 4-6 horas. Para volver a Sorata, se debe preguntar a los comunarios de los pueblos si se puede contratar transporte.