Colorada Lake

Laguna Colorada
Flamingos
Location	Potosí, Bolivia
Coordinates	22°11′55″S 67°46′52″W / 22.19861°S 67.78111°W / -22.19861; -67.78111Coordinates: 22°11′55″S 67°46′52″W / 22.19861°S 67.78111°W / -22.19861; -67.78111
Lake type	salt lake
Basin countries	Bolivia
Max. length	10.7 km
Max. width	9.6 km
Surface area	60 km²
Average depth	35 cm
Max. depth	1.5 m
Shore length1	35 km
Surface elevation	4,278 m
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) is a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile.

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 some algae.

Laguna Colorada is one of the Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention signed in 1971.^[1]

James's Flamingos abound in the area. Also it is possible to find Andean and Chilean flamingos, but in a minor quantity.

See also

• Laguna Verde

References

1. ^ The Annotated Ramsar List: Bolivia

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