Cerro Cañapa is an elongated mountain in Bolivia, with a height of 5882 m, close to the border with Chile.

Note that the international border in this area is a straight line that runs from Cerro Araral to Ollagüe, leaving Cerro Cañapa completely in Bolivian territory.

The mountain forms an enormous backdrop to the colorful lakes Cañapa and Hedionda.

[3] Volcanism of Canapa was influenced by local northwest-striking normal fault zones which also affected the Luxsar and Toconce volcanoes.

[5] The volcanic range is 50–100 kilometres (31–62 mi) long and may have originated from deep-seated basement lineaments.