The air temperature is often below freezing at dawn but warms decently during the summer months making excursions into the Reserve quite pleasant. Cover photo full. 0 Restaurants within 5 miles. Laguna Colorada, or the Red Lagoon, is a shallow salt lake located at an altitude of 14,000 feet in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile. Laguna Colorada: The Red Lagoon of Bolivia. The red colour of the lake is beautiful (the shade is supposed to change during the day). [symple_googlemap title=”Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean Fauna, Andes, Sur Lípez, Potosi departamentas, Bolivija” location=”Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean Fauna, Andes, Sur Lípez, Potosi departamentas, Bolivija” zoom=”10″ height=250] The majority of the landscape around Laguna Colorada is desert rocks and salt deposits. The Reserve also provides habitat to mammals include pumas, Andean foxes and cats, domesticated llamas and alpacas, as well as reptiles, amphibians and fish.Copyright © 2020, Amusing Planet. Photo by barloventomagico Located within the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in Bolivia’s Altiplano region, Laguna Colorada, or ‘Red Lagoon’, is a shallow salt lake, known for its impressive coloration.Covering an area of around 60 square … Laguna Colorada A rare natural wonder near the border of Chile; a blood-red lagoon, filled with hundreds of pink flamingos. Dotted with white islands of massive borax deposits, the nearly 15,000-acre salt lake is … The area is surrounded with small villages, where you can spend the night. Die Laguna Colorada liegt nicht bei Potosi sondern einige 100 km entfernt, Potosi Bolivia. Wikipedia | Google | Google Images | Flickr. The spot can be visited as part of the Andes tour. While folklore indicates that the redness is produced as a result of the bloods of the Gods, it is actually as a result of both the red sediments and algae in the water. The lake also attracts the James’, Chilean and Andean flamingos, the latter being the rarest flamingo species in the world. Best nearby. Snow-capped volcanoes appear at the top center and lower left. 1 Other Attraction within 5 miles. The lake is found on the Altiplano plateau, in the Andes mountain range, which is seen in the horizon. The amazing bloody red coloration is caused by red sediments and algae in the water. Another famous location – the salt flat De Uyuni – lies not far away. Three of the world's six flamingo species - Chilean, Andean and James flamingoes - inhabit the freshwater lakes and saltwater lagoons of the Reserve.

The jaw-dropping Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) has been placed alongside the Salar de Uyuni salt flats as ‘Bolivia’s most incredible natural wonder.’ It’s not hard to understand why when you see its beauty, peculiarity and spectacular setting. Website. Dotted with white islands of massive borax deposits, the nearly 15,000-acre salt lake is less than three feet deep, and is tinted blood red due to a variety of algae which thrive in the salt water.

The water of the lake is only one meter deep and magnificently shifts between deep blue and dark red.

Another famous location, the salt flats of The Reserve around Laguna Colorada is home to a wide variety of indigenous birds and animals that amazingly thrive in the hostile landscape. The plankton rich lake draws a large number of endangered James flamingos, which is another highlight of the lake.The altiplano has many large lagoons also known for their brilliant colours due to the minerals in their waters, for instance, Laguna Verde is known for its remarkable emerald-green waters.