Licancabur and Llulloillaco. From San Pedro de Atacama, I walked some 43 kilometers to the base of Licancabur (5921 meters, 19,424 feet) and I ascended to the summit on May 7. A week later from Socompa railroad station, I hiked to place a camp at 4700 meters on Llullaillaco (5-day round trip from Socompa). On May 18 I reached the summit (6723 meters, 22,057 feet). On both peaks I photographed ruins of pre-Columbian times.

Michael R. Kelsey