Laguna Colorada
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Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) is a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile, notable for the reddish color of its waters.
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The lake contains borax islands, whose white color contrasts with the reddish color of its waters, which is caused by red sediments and pigmentation of some algae.[1] Script error: No such module "wide image".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Geography
Laguna Colorada is part of the Los Lípez (formerly Laguna Colorada) Ramsar wetland. It was listed as a "Ramsar Wetland of International Importance" in 1990. On, July 13, 2009, the site was expanded from 513.18 to Script error: No such module "convert". to include the surrounding high Andean endorheic, hypersaline and brackish lakes and associated wetlands (known as bofedales).[2]
Fauna
James's flamingos abound in the area.[1] It is also possible to find Andean and Chilean flamingos, but in lesser quantities.
See also
- Laguna Verde, a nearby salt lake notable for its green coloration
- Laguna Blanca, a nearby salt lake notable for its white coloration
- Mount Nelly
References
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- ↑ The Annotated Ramsar List: Bolivia
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