Cerro Lípes, Mountain summit in Potosí Department, Bolivia

Cerro Lípez is a stratovolcano with twin peaks in the Cordillera de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí Department, southwestern Bolivia. It rises to 5,933 m according to English sources, while the Spanish article gives 5,929 m. The peak is sometimes mislabeled on maps as Nuevo Mundo, a mountain actually hundreds of kilometres to the northeast and about 500 m lower.

The name Cerro Lípez appears on maps, but some cartographers mislabelled the peak as Nuevo Mundo, a mountain actually hundreds of kilometres to the northeast and about five hundred metres lower. The error partly stemmed from a misjudged height for Nuevo Mundo. The Spanish name itself probably derives from the Quechua, Aymara and Spanish original "Jatun Mundo Quri Warani", transcribed as Nuevo Mundo.

The name confusion has a linguistic root: the original Quechua-Aymara-Spanish toponym "Jatun Mundo Quri Warani" was transcribed as "Nuevo Mundo", which some maps then applied to Cerro Lípez. The peak lies in the municipality of San Pablo de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí Department, in Bolivia's southwestern high Andes.

Climbers need specialized equipment and time to acclimatize before attempting the ascent due to the high elevation and isolated location. The remote position means reaching the base requires significant planning and preparation for harsh mountain conditions.

Visitors often confuse this peak with Nuevo Mundo mountain, even though the two are located far apart in different parts of the region. The mix-up happens despite the substantial distance between them and their contrasting elevations.