#5. Licancabur (Bolivia/Chile)

The Licancabur is a composite volcano situated on the border located between Chile and Bolivia. The Licancabur has one prominent 19409 feet high cone. A 1300 feet summit crater that contain the Crater Lake called Licancabur Lake that is in the list of the world’s highest lakes, works as a cap that covers the volcano. The climate of the Licancabur is very sunny, dry, and cold with a relatively high ultraviolet radiation levels.

The Atacameno people believe the Licancabur is a holy mountain. There were some archaeological sites found on the slopes of the mountain & in its Summit crater that was most probably one pre historic watchtower. The name of the mountain is derived from the language of Kunza, the meaning of the name of the mountain is the mountain of the people.