What is Sajama?
Sajama is the place name of the highest mountain in Bolivia, a major, glacier-covered volcano in west-central Bolivia. Sajama is also the name of a town located at the base of the volcano, as well as the name of the National Park that encompasses the volcano. The Tierra Sajama Studio-Seminar focuses on the cultural landscapes of the Sajama region, roughly the area immediately around the volcano and high plain (altiplano) towards the east, southeast, and south. The Sajama region is located in the Department of Oruro (a department in Bolivia is similar to a state in the US). In the past, the region and its people were referred to as Carangas.
