![]() ![]() ![]() The lagoons together with the flamingos create a very unique scene of spectacular beauty! ![]() Laguna Colorada is a red colored lake, also because of the presence of minerals. Its color is caused by sediments, containing copper minerals. Laguna Verde is a beautiful green colored lake close to the Chilean border at the foot of the Licancabur volcano. Laguna Verde, Laguna Colorada and the hot springs (located in the National Reserve Eduardo Avaroa) can also be visited during this tour. La Isla del Pescado (Fish Island), which is located on the salt flat, is full of giant cactuses and named this way as the ´island´ has the shape of a fish. The Uyuni Salt Flats are roughly 25 times the size of Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States! When the lake dried up, it left behind two modern lakes, Poopó and Uru Uru, and two major salt deserts: Salar de Coipasa and the larger Salar de Uyuni. Some 40.000 years ago, the area was part of Lake Minchin, a giant prehistoric lake. It is located in the Department of Potosi in Southwest Bolivia at 3.650 meters above sea level. The beautiful Uyuni salt flats are the world’s largest salt flat. ![]()
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