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    The entrance to the volcano park
    Pre-Inca skull and bones. Very elongated craniumExcept the top 2 bowls and the corn fobs, rest are all varieties of quinoaA stuffed pumaBlow music instruments for calling attentionPan pipes. The bigger ones below are used during spring

    Tunupa Volcano Information

    October 9, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Coqueza is the village at the base of the Tunupa Volcano. There is a nice small museum representing the lifestyle of the people around. It also has the bones of the pre-Inca mummies. One can also hire a mandatory guide for the trek to the top of the volcano (about 5400 mts). Till 4700 mts, one can go on your own. There is a beautiful viewpoint (mirador) of the colorful volcano top there.
    From the village, there is a 2.6 kms rough road up the volcano to a parking. 10 min walk from the parking, there is a cave where they found pre-Inca mummies and about 1 hour of hike from the cave is the mirador.    Read more