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Laguna Colorada

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islands, whose white color contrasts with the reddish color of its waters, which is caused by red sediments and pigmentation of some
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Saline Lakes V: Proceedings of the Vth International Symposium on Inland Saline Lakes
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Wide view of Laguna Colorada, showing the lake's red waters and islands made of
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For the lake named Pukaqucha or Laguna Colorada in the Puno Region, Peru, see
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Laguna Colorada is part of the Los LĂ­pez (formerly Laguna Colorada)
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This article related to a protected area in South America is a
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Shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia
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Photo of Laguna Colorada on National Geographic's website
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(6 Dec 2012). 14: 779:PotosĂ­ Department geography stubs 239:1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) 231:0.35 m (1 ft 2 in) 705: 389: 88: 81: 58: 51: 34: 250: 242: 234: 226: 223:60 km (23 sq mi) 218: 210: 202: 1: 774:Saline lakes of South America 360:and close to the border with 255:4,278 m (14,035 ft) 110: 531:Amusing Planet website, at 800: 764:Lakes of PotosĂ­ Department 700: 650: 328:not a well-defined measure 207:10.7 km (6.6 mi) 18: 580:Sites Information Service 325: 321: 317: 269:numerous, sometimes huge 215:9.6 km (6.0 mi) 102:Show map of South America 45: 33: 348:in the southwest of the 769:Ramsar sites in Bolivia 247:35 km (22 mi) 660:location article is a 485: 465: 418:. It was listed as a " 476: 463: 368:color of its waters. 149:22.19861°S 67.78111°W 154:-22.19861; -67.78111 484:at Laguna Colorada. 145: /  72:Show map of Bolivia 486: 466: 376:The lake contains 364:, notable for the 310:Reference no. 726: 725: 673: 672: 658:PotosĂ­ Department 604:"Laguna Colorada" 447:James's flamingos 334: 333: 252:Surface elevation 791: 747: 740: 733: 709: 702: 694: 687: 680: 652: 630: 625: 619: 618: 616: 614: 600: 591: 590: 588: 586: 569: 563: 562: 542: 536: 529: 393: 326:Shore length is 180: 160: 159: 157: 156: 155: 150: 146: 143: 142: 141: 138: 128: 103: 92: 91: 85: 73: 62: 61: 55: 40:Andean Flamingos 38: 26: 21:Pukaqucha (Puno) 799: 798: 794: 793: 792: 790: 789: 788: 754: 753: 752: 751: 699: 698: 648: 639: 634: 633: 626: 622: 612: 610: 602: 601: 594: 584: 582: 571: 570: 566: 559: 544: 543: 539: 530: 523: 518: 471: 444: 412: 407: 406: 405: 399: 394: 374: 344:) is a shallow 338:Laguna Colorada 336: 289: 192: countries 179:Primary inflows 153: 151: 147: 144: 139: 136: 134: 132: 131: 107: 106: 105: 104: 101: 100: 99: 98: 97: 96:Laguna Colorada 93: 76: 75: 74: 71: 70: 69: 68: 67: 66:Laguna Colorada 63: 41: 29:Laguna Colorada 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 797: 795: 787: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 756: 755: 750: 749: 742: 735: 727: 724: 723: 710: 697: 696: 689: 682: 674: 671: 670: 646: 645: 638: 637:External links 635: 632: 631: 620: 592: 564: 557: 537: 520: 519: 517: 514: 513: 512: 507: 497: 470: 467: 443: 440: 416:Ramsar wetland 411: 408: 396: 395: 388: 387: 386: 373: 370: 332: 331: 323: 322: 319: 318: 315: 314: 311: 307: 306: 303: 299: 298: 295: 291: 290: 287:Ramsar Wetland 285: 282: 281: 278: 277: 267: 261: 260: 257: 256: 253: 249: 248: 245: 241: 240: 237: 233: 232: 229: 225: 224: 221: 217: 216: 213: 209: 208: 205: 201: 200: 197: 196: 193: 186: 185: 182: 174: 173: 168: 162: 161: 129: 123: 122: 113: 109: 108: 95: 94: 87: 86: 80: 79: 78: 77: 65: 64: 57: 56: 50: 49: 48: 47: 46: 43: 42: 39: 31: 30: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 796: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 761: 759: 748: 743: 741: 736: 734: 729: 728: 722: 720: 716: 711: 708: 704: 695: 690: 688: 683: 681: 676: 675: 669: 667: 663: 659: 654: 649: 644: 641: 640: 636: 629: 624: 621: 609: 608:Atlas Obscura 605: 599: 597: 593: 581: 579: 574: 568: 565: 560: 558:9789401120760 554: 550: 549: 541: 538: 534: 528: 526: 522: 515: 511: 508: 505: 501: 500:Laguna Blanca 498: 495: 491: 488: 487: 483: 479: 475: 468: 462: 458: 456: 452: 448: 441: 439: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 409: 403: 398: 392: 385: 383: 379: 371: 369: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 329: 324: 320: 316: 312: 304: 296: 294:Official name 288: 279: 276: 272: 268: 266: 262: 258: 254: 246: 238: 230: 228:Average depth 222: 214: 206: 198: 194: 191: 187: 183: 181: 175: 172: 169: 167: 163: 158: 130: 124: 121: 117: 114: 84: 54: 44: 37: 32: 27: 22: 719:expanding it 712: 666:expanding it 655: 647: 623: 611:. 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Pukaqucha (Puno)

Location of Laguna Colorada in Bolivia.
Location of Laguna Colorada in Bolivia.
PotosĂ­
Bolivia
22°11′55″S 67°46′52″W / 22.19861°S 67.78111°W / -22.19861; -67.78111
Type
salt lake
Primary inflows
Basin
Islands
borax
islands
Ramsar Wetland
not a well-defined measure
salt lake
altiplano
Bolivia
Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve
Chile
reddish
borax
algae


borax
Ramsar wetland
Ramsar Wetland of International Importance
endorheic

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