South America, Chile, Northern Andes or Puna, Cerro Paniri

Publication Year: 1974.

Cerro Paniri. Claudio Lucero and Nelson Muñoz ascended this 5940-meter volcano (19,488 feet) in December 1972 and located on the top, as expected, traces of Indian occupancy. The peak is situated a few miles north of the old Atacameñan villages of Turi and Aiquina, now in ruins.

Humberto Barrera, Club Andino de Chile, Santiago