Lake Atacama

The huge salt lake Atacama is located in one of the driest deserts in the world. It is located on a flat salt plateau with an area of about 12,000 square meters and is the only lake in this area that does not dry up completely. Its banks are covered with thick salt cover, which in some places cracked, forming picturesque lagoons.

The lake is fed by numerous underground springs and springs. From the depths of the earth, they raise not only the precious water in this region, but also numerous salts and minerals that are in great concentration in the lake. Local salt composition is close to oceanic, which allows huddled on the shores of various animals and microorganisms. In one of the lagoons near the lake - in the lagoon of Chaksa, there are about five species of flamingos and many other waterfowl. And microorganisms on the banks of the Ghasa lagoon color the water in all colors of the rainbow.

The air near the lake is dry and transparent. The white salt valley with a deep blue lake looks very impressive against the background of the pink silhouette of the mountains. But the most magnificent view comes with the sunset, so many tourist routes involve visiting Lake Atacama in the evening.