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Atacama (Chile) 2020

By Vladimir Zhdanov
Jan 04, 2021
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Atacama (Chile) 2020

Jan 04, 2021
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The emerald eye of the desert... (The first of the seven salt lagoons of Baltinache, located in the center of the Atacama salt marsh at an altitude of about 3000 meters above sea level.)

The celestial palette (Sky over the desert in the vicinity of the famous Valley of the Moon (Valle de la Luna))

"Las Tres Marias"

On the edge... (A bizarre rock outcrop called Piedra del Coyote ("Coyote Stone"), vaguely resembling the shape of a predator's head - one of the most popular tourist spots on the Mirador de Kari observation deck in the famous Valley of Mars (Valle del Marte), one of the best places to meet the sunset in the vicinity of the oasis of San Pedro de Atacama. However, at present, visitors's access directly to the stone ledge itself is prohibited for security reasons.)

At the Miniques lake (The high-altitude lake Miniques is located 140 kilometers southeast of the village of San Pedro de Atacama at an altitude of 4200 meters above sea level near the border with Argentina, in close proximity to the CH 23 highway. The water in the lake, which is of glacial origin, is fresh and surprisingly changes its color depending on the lighting from black to rich aquamarine. On the shores of the lake and in its surroundings, you can find numerous representatives of the fauna of the Andes highlands, such as vicuñas, viscachas, gray foxes, flamingos, Andean geese, and Darwin's nandu.)

Blue Atacama... (The third of the seven salt lagoons of Baltinache, located in the center of the Atacama salt marsh at an altitude of about 3000 meters above sea level. The salinity of the water in the lagoons is 10 times higher than the salinity of the waters of the Pacific ocean, located 250 kilometers away from here.)

The Tocorpuri volcano (View from the B245 road on the massif of the extinct volcano Tocorpuri (6010 m) on the border of Chile and Bolivia. In the foreground is a swampy floodplain of the Putana river, located at an altitude of about 4100 meters above sea level.)

Rainbow Valley mountains... (The so-called Rainbow Valley (Valle de Arcoiris) is located about 50 kilometers West of the village of San Pedro de Atacama. The local rocks in due to the abundance of salts and minerals differ in an amazing variety of colors. Panorama of 10 vertically oriented frames.)

In the Valley of the Moon... (The so-called "Amphitheatre" is a large rocky remnant of weathering in the famous Valley of the Moon in the spurs of the Salt Cordillera at an altitude of about 2700 meters above sea level. Panorama of 9 vertically oriented frames.)

In the land of salt lakes... (The vast Chaxa salt marsh is located at the foot of the Andes at an altitude of about 2,900 meters above sea level about 50 kilometers south of the San Pedro de Atacama oasis . In the summer months , from December to February, part of the salt marsh after the rains turns into vast shallow lakes that attract numerous waterfowl and waterfowl, primarily flamingos of three species - Andean, Chilean and James's. In the southern part of the salt marsh there is a large deposit of lithium, which has been developed since the mid - 70s of the last century)

At the Red Stones... (Talar high-altitude salt marsh near the border of Chile and Argentina at an altitude of about 4100 meters above sea level.)

On a hot afternoon... (The streets of the small village of San Pedro de Atacama with a population of just under 2000 people, located in an intermountain basin at an altitude of 2500 meters above sea level, are always filled with tourists from all over the world in the summer months. In the background, the snow-capped cone of the Licancabur volcano (5920 m) on the border of Chile and Bolivia.)

Baltinache Lagoons (The Baltinache lagoons, otherwise called Lagunas Escondidas (Hidden lagoons) are 7 deep salt reservoirs in the heart of the Atacama salt marsh at an altitude of about 3,000 meters. Swimming is allowed in the first and last of the lagoons, and the image shows the lagoon with the serial number 6. Panorama of 11 vertically oriented frames.)

The Licancabur volcano (View from a height of about 4000 meters on the volcano Licancabur (5920 m), located on the border of Chile and Bolivia. In the foreground you can see vicunas and Chilean flamingos, feeding in a high mountain valley of the Putana river.)

In the sands of Atacama... (View from the top of the so-called "Big Dune" height of about 60 meters on the bizarre relief of rocky remnants of weathering in the spurs of the Salt Cordillera, surrounding the famous Valley of the Moon.)

In the hour of sunset... (The last minutes of the day at the Mirador de Kari observation deck in the famous valley of Mars (Valle del Marte), which lies in the spurs of the Salt Cordillera at an altitude of about 2700 meters. Every day, hundreds of tourists come here to admire this fantastic natural spectacle.)

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