Tunupa
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Tunupa is a dormant volcano in the Potosí Department of southwestern Bolivia.
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Tunupa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,321 m (17,457 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,601 m (5,253 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 19°49′57″S 67°38′45″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Potosí Department, Bolivia |
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It stands on the northern side of the Salar de Uyuni at an elevation of 5,321 m (17,457 ft) on the Bolivian Altiplano. Tunupa was active in the Pleistocene, with most of the volcano constructed by lava flows that erupted between 1.36 and 1.56 million years ago.[2] Later glaciers developed on the mountain.
There is a cave with several mummies about halfway up and an ancient village at the foot with a modest "salt hotel".