Chullpa, Mountain summit in Oruro Department, Bolivia.
Chullpa is a 4,307-metre mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, in the Oruro Department's Sebastián Pagador Province, which corresponds to the Santiago de Huari Municipality. It lies east of Lake Poopó, near the Parya River, north-west of Chullpani and south-east of Wari Pukyu and Chullpa Qullu.
The name Chullpa comes from the Aymara word for an ancient funerary building. The mountain stands 4,307 metres high in Oruro Department's Sebastián Pagador Province, east of Poopó Lake and near the Parya River, with Chullpani to the south-east and Wari Pukyu and Chullpa Qullu to the north-west.
The name Chullpa comes from Aymara, in which it denotes an ancient funerary building. The peak stands in Sebastián Pagador Province, the same territory as the Santiago de Huari Municipality, east of Poopó Lake, so the term links the summit to the burial towers found across the Altiplano.
Visitors should prepare for high altitude conditions and bring appropriate gear suited for mountain terrain. The area is best explored with guidance from people familiar with local conditions in nearby settlements.
Chullpa lies near the Parya River, and its name is the Aymara word for an ancient funerary building, the same term used for the burial towers of the Altiplano. The peak stands north-west of Chullpani, a name built from the same root.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 94,656 contributors worldwide.