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WEATHER

Bolivia

The weather is varied: cold in the highland, tempered in the area of the valleys and warm in the area of the plains.

The winter begins in June until September. The rainy season take three months from December to March. The best time for ski is the rainy season. During the months of May to September are sunny days. The dry season is from April to October wit
h spaced rains.

Although Bolivia is located in the Tropic of Capricorn, has a variety of weather conditions. If in their topography plains mountains only existed, the weather would spread to be uniform, however, in Bolivia the ambient temperature is not only regulated by the altitude, also for the altitude on the level of the sea, its mean , "to more height, lower temperature and to smaller altitude, highest temperature". Starting from the level of the sea the temperature of the air is 0.55º C for each 100 meters more than altitude. So, in the region of the Real Range, the season is regulated by the height. For it's explained that summits exist with eternal snow and polar colds and over enough latitude, the plains extended with warm-tropical weather.

La Paz

The city has varied climates: cold in the highland and "Puna", cold above the 5000 meters high with everlasting snow as the snowy of Chacaltaya: temperate from the 2000 to 3400 meters, warm of the 500 to 2000 meters high and tropical in the amazon plains to the north of the city.

The weather in the city and mountains from -5 to 18 C° like average.

It's located to north-west of Bolivia, limited to the north with Pando, to the south with Oruro, to the east with Beni and Cochabamba, to the west with Peru and Chile.


Principal Mountains

WESTERN RANGE
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Sajama 6548 m.
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Pomarape 6222 m.
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Parinakota 6112 m.
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Guallatire 6065 m.
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Acotango 6067 m.
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Uturunku 6040 m.
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Licancabur 6000 m.
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C.Tomasamil 5890 m.
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Ollague 5880 m.
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Putana 5880 m.

 

EASTER RANGE
MT.. Illimani 6464 m.
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Jankohuma 6427 m.
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Illampu 6369 m.
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Chachacomani 6352 m.
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Aukana 6200 m.
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Chearoko 6150 m.
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Huayna Potosi 6088 m.
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Aguja Yacuma 6072 m.
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Pico Kulluani 6000 m.
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Maria Lloco 5700 m.
MT. Cerro Condoriri 5700 m.
MT. Negruni 5560 m.
MT. Alpamayo Chico 5400 m.
MT. Illusion 5350 m.