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Description
The Red Lagoon, also known as Laguna Colorada, is a shallow salt lake located at an altitude of 4000 metres in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia. Dotted with white islands of massive borax deposits, the nearly 15,000-acre salt lake is less than three feet deep, and is tinted blood red due to a variety of algae which thrive in the salt water. The plankton rich lake draws a large number of endangered James flamingos, which is another highlight of the lake.

Description
The Red Lagoon, also known as Laguna Colorada, is a shallow salt lake located at an altitude of 4000 metres in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia. Dotted with white islands of massive borax deposits, the nearly 15,000-acre salt lake is less than three feet deep, and is tinted blood red due to a variety of algae which thrive in the salt water. The plankton rich lake draws a large number of endangered James flamingos, which is another highlight of the lake.