Cerro Capurata, Northern Andes. A light party of the Club Andino de Chile, Sección Santiago, made the first ascent of this snow volcano (19,653 feet) on the Chilean-Bolivian border. Police Captain Pedro Rosendo and Ignacio Morlans reached the top on October 7, 1967. After this, the fourth expedition of the club to this area, there remain unclimbed only the twin peaks of Pusupata and Umorata (both 5730 meters or 18,799 feet) and Larancagua (5830 meters or 19,128 feet). None of the other high volcanoes in this region of the frontier seem to be snow-capped.

Evelio Echevarría C.