Salar de Surire Natural Monument, Salt flat and natural monument in Parinacota Province, Chile.

Salar de Surire is a salt flat located in the Andes at 4,250 meters elevation, covering roughly 11,300 hectares. The landscape consists of white salt deposits, shallow lagoons, and surrounding mountains characteristic of this high-altitude terrain.

Surire was originally part of Lauca National Park; in 1983 the park was redrawn and the salt flat became the Salar de Surire Natural Monument in Putre commune, Arica y Parinacota Region. In 1989 a presidential decree removed 4,560 hectares for mining use. Its name comes from the suri, or ñandú, once abundant there. The eastern 11,298 hectares are protected for education and research.

The name Surire comes from the suri, or ñandú, once abundant here. The Surire community has raised complaints about the borax mining operations in the area. Andean flamingo nesting sites are closed to entry, and wildlife is best watched at dawn and dusk.

The site is accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicles via unpaved roads, as public transportation does not reach this location. Visitors should prepare for extreme high-altitude conditions and bring adequate water and supplies.

The site contains multiple shallow lagoons that serve as critical habitats for three flamingo species and numerous Andean water birds. These lagoons are essential breeding and feeding grounds for birds adapted to extreme high-altitude conditions.