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Laguna Colorada (''Red Lagoon'') is a shallow
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Photo of Laguna Colorada on National Geographic's website
Lakes of Potosí Department Ramsar sites in Bolivia Saline lakes of South America {{SouthAm-protected-area-stub
salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre). ...
in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia
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, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile.
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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 somealgae
Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...
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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 to include the surrounding high Andean endorheic, hypersaline and brackish lakes and associated wetlands (known as bofedales).The Annotated Ramsar List: Bolivia/ref>
Fauna
James's flamingos abound in the area. It is also possible to find Andean and Chilean flamingos, but in lesser quantities.
See also
*Laguna Verde Laguna Verde, the Spanish-language form of ''green lagoon'' or ''green lake'', may refer to:
Bolivia
*Laguna Verde (Bolivia), a salt lake in Potosi Department
*Laguna Verde (Beni), a lake in Beni Department
*Laguna Verde (Comarapa), a lake in Comar ...
*Mount Nelly
Nelly (Spanish ''Cerro Nelly'') is a stratovolcano in the Andes located in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia, about 5,676 m (18,622 ft) high. It is situated within the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, north east of the ...
References
External links
Photo of Laguna Colorada on National Geographic's website
Lakes of Potosí Department Ramsar sites in Bolivia Saline lakes of South America {{SouthAm-protected-area-stub