La Laguna Colorado!

This is the beautiful Laguna Colorado just after sunrise. The black volcano in the back is a stunning contrast to the golden grass, the pinkish waters and of course the millions of pink flamingos - the little dots along the lake shore. An unforgettable sight!

The next morning we got up before sunrise and drove out to the famous Laguna Colorado which is orange-red from sediments. Those sediments are apparently very popular with flamingos! There were thousands of them. The laguna is at 4270m and very shallow. The birds can wade through it all the way. What an amazing sight! We could have stayed there all day observing them and listen to their endless chatter.

But on and on we drive to the Siloli desert which has beautiful petrified trees (or rocks that look like trees?), a valley of geysers and mud pools, smoking volcanos and then the Salar de Chiguana. Very impressive views all around. I still cannot get my head around the vastness and emptiness of this part of the country.