Pico Bolivar 5775m
Bolivar is the highest peak in Colombia. It lies in the north of the country and is the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Unfortunately safe access to these mountains is almost impossible at the moment.
Bolivar and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta from the air, January 2006.
Above is a picture of Bolivar and Colon from the usual high camp, with permission from Colombian climber Sergio Llano.
For details of how to climb Bolivar and the neighbouring peak of Cristobal Colon, please see our guidebooks, which are available in English and French editions, direct from us or from all good bookshops and mountaineering shops.
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