Laguna Blanca, salt lake in Sur Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Laguna Blanca is a salt lake in Sur Lípez Province at high altitude in the Andes mountains. The lake gets its name from its whitish water, which results from high salt concentration.
Laguna Blanca once stood at least 45 metres higher than today and reached that peak level about 13,240 years before the present, extending far east beyond its current shore. At that time it merged with the smaller Laguna Verde, which today is separated from it only by a narrow corridor. Both now lie within the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.
The location is extremely high and very remote, so you need to prepare for sparse terrain. Visitors should allow time for altitude acclimatization and bring sturdy equipment.
The water is so salty that it turns a milky white color visible from a great distance. This extreme salt concentration makes swimming unusually buoyant.
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