Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Laguna Chaxa is a saline lake in the Salar de Atacama, the largest salt flat in the Atacama. It has gorgeous mountain backdrops and plenty of flamingoes.
Laguna Chaxa is a saline lake in the Salar de Atacama, the largest salt flat in the Atacama. It has gorgeous mountain backdrops and plenty of flamingoes.
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| Volcan Lascar is an active volcano in the area. You can just barely make out smoke rising from a vent near the summit in the middle of the photo. |
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| Calling this a "salt flat" belies the actual texture of the plain. The ground is extremely rough and abrasive. |
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| An occasional reddish tinge to the salt flat is evidence of arsenic in the salts. |
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| We saw Fabian's lizard throughout our travels in the Atacama near San Pedro. |
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| Laguna Chaxa. We saw all three species of flamingo that can be found here. |
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| Chilean flamingoes in flight. |
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| James' flamingo. |
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| Andean flamingo, the most common flamingo in this area. |
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| A close-up of an Andean flamingo. |
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