Valle de las Ánimas

For the valley in New Mexico which shares the same name in Spanish, see Animas Valley.
Valle de las Ánimas
Valle de las Ánimas
Geography
LocationPedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Interactive map of Valle de las Ánimas

Valle de las Ánimas (Valley of the Souls) is a municipal protected area, natural departmental monument[1] and geological formation of the city of La Paz, found a few kilometers away from the metropolitan area, at a height of 3965 meters above sea level.

Toponimy

There are two possible explanations for the name: the first was referred by the locals who believe that the wind in the sector causes pitiful sounds passing through the formations,[2] the second refers to the elongated nature of the formations, suggesting silhouetts of spirits.

Geology

Specialists believe that these formations are closer to Palca Canyon,[3] furrowed by a river with a variable channel, a product of the melting of existing glaciers that existed at the end of the planet's tertiary stage.[2]

It has the appearance of stalagmites and has similarities with another zone of La Paz, Valle de la Luna.

Access and activities

Access to the sector is made through the path to Uni, crossing through the zone of Apaña.[4] The service does public transport.

In the sector, it makes hiking, climbing, photography and sity observation activities, for its height at around 3900 meters above sea level, it enables a view of the city and the Illimani and Mururata mountains.

Nearby, there are pre-Hispanic ceremonial edifications[5] which have been put into risk by the permanent developments of unregulated urbanization by the municipal governments of La Paz and Palca.

The area, in its quality of protected and conserved state, is protected by the following norms:[5]

  • 1995: La Paz Municipal Resolution 450/95
  • 1998: La Paz Municipal Resolution 081/98
  • 2000: La Paz Municipal Ordinance 147/2000
  • View of the city of La Paz from Valle de las Ánimas.
  • Mutisia orbignyana in the valley.

See also

References

  1. ^ Candela, Gemma (January 19, 2014). "Carache sobrevive en el valle de La Paz". La Razón. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Juárez, Ivone (February 18, 2019). "El Valle de las Ánimas, el bosque petrificado de La Paz". Página Siete (via eju.tv). Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sitios naturales". Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Valle de las Animas".
  5. ^ a b Valle de las Animas Patrimonio Natural, 2010
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