The wonderful home of pink flamingos
by Florent Hodel, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
Surrounded by sleeping and active volcanoes, Laguna Colorada is one of the mythical places of South-Lipez. Perched at more than 4000 meters on the bolivian Alti-plano, this volcanic laguna owes its color to microscopic red bacterias which make the delight of pink flamingos.
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- South America (318)
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (53)
- Exact location (-67.7989 W, -22.2124 S)
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2015
Submitted on 26 February 2017
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Florent Hodel (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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