Valle de la Luna (Bolivia)

Protected area in La Paz Department

Valle de la Luna, also called Killa Qhichwa (Moon Valley), is a protected municipal area situated on 15 hectares of land, about 10 kilometers south of downtown La Paz, in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, between Mallasa and Aranjuez. Because the soil is composed primarily of clay and sandstone rather than rock, the ground is not solid, and erosion has worn away the upper part of the mountain. The result is an unusual set of geological features, including craters, ditches, spires, and caves, that has been described as a desert of stalagmites or white chimneys.

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