Laguna Verde high-altitude salt lagoon with volcanic peaks in Eduardo Avaroa Reserve, Bolivia
A panoramic view of Laguna Verde, a high-altitude salt lagoon displaying vivid turquoise waters from mineral deposits, framed by reddish-brown volcanic peaks in Bolivia's Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.
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The Emerald of the Altiplano
Laguna Verde sits at 4,300 meters above sea level in southwestern Bolivia, its distinctive color created by arsenic and other mineral deposits suspended in the shallow waters.
The surrounding landscape belongs to one of Earth's most extreme environments, where volcanic activity, salt flats, and high-altitude desert converge in the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve.
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