Wednesday 7 November 2007

Laguna Verde


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Originally uploaded by beckygrantstr
Here we are in front of the Laguna Verde (the Green Lagoon). This lagoon is toxic. That is why there are no flamingos in this one. The green colour comes from copper and arsenic. The volcano behind the lagoon is almost 6,000 meters high (18,000 feet). Just behind the volcano is Chile and the Atacama desert. The volcanos and mountains separate Chile and Bolivia geographically.

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