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Rota de las lagunas e salares #2 (Villa Mar - Colcha K)

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Distance
96.99 mi
Elevation gain
3,491 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
4,429 ft
Max elevation
14,084 ft
TrailRank 
52
Min elevation
12,132 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
3 hours 34 minutes
Time
8 hours 27 minutes
Coordinates
11217
Uploaded
March 18, 2023
Recorded
March 2023
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near Mallcu, Potosí (Bolivia)

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Itinerary description

This is one of the most popular 3 days tours that you can find in all travel agencies in San Pedro. A similar tour can be bought at Uyuni. It allows a wonderful immersion in the Bolivian Altiplano with views of vulcanoes, high peaks, lagunas, salares and wildlife. The Vicuñas are plenty and the lagunas are rich in birds. It is a wonderful experience absolutely recommendable.
The second day allows a visit to the wall paitings not far from Villa Mar, a wide zone of sandstone with curious formations and canyons not unlike american southwest (but at 4500m) and lunch at a laguna with llamas grazing that was wonderful. The night in the salt hotel with a clear sky was a fantastic experience.

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PictographPanorama Altitude 13,302 ft
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Villa Mar

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,311 ft
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Foto

PictographArchaeological site Altitude 13,356 ft
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Rock paintings

PictographFauna Altitude 13,376 ft
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Chinchilas

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,309 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,409 ft
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La copa del mondo

PictographFlora Altitude 13,431 ft
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Desert flowers

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,389 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,465 ft
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The camel

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,372 ft
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Ciudad Perdida

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,346 ft
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Foto

PictographLake Altitude 13,300 ft
Photo ofLaguna Vinto y campo de quinoa Photo ofLaguna Vinto y campo de quinoa Photo ofLaguna Vinto y campo de quinoa

Laguna Vinto y campo de quinoa

PictographFauna Altitude 13,428 ft
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Pastos Grandes

PictographLake Altitude 13,434 ft
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Laguna Catal

PictographLake Altitude 13,459 ft
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Lago

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,425 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,228 ft
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Quinoa fields

PictographFlora Altitude 13,238 ft
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Quinoa fields

PictographPanorama Altitude 13,228 ft
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Mirador Anaconda

PictographPhoto Altitude 12,785 ft
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Cañon de Soba

PictographPhoto Altitude 13,261 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 12,705 ft
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Road toll

PictographPhoto Altitude 12,479 ft
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Foto

PictographTrain stop Altitude 12,156 ft
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Julaca

PictographPanorama Altitude 12,163 ft
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Salar de Chiuana

PictographFauna Altitude 12,173 ft
Photo ofFauna

Fauna

PictographMountain hut Altitude 12,371 ft
Photo ofHotel de sal en Colcha K Photo ofHotel de sal en Colcha K Photo ofHotel de sal en Colcha K

Hotel de sal en Colcha K

Comments  (2)

  • Photo of Sergio Coutinho
    Sergio Coutinho Mar 19, 2023

    Muito bonito, linda expedição. Interessante as alturas de 4 mil metros. Nao parece muito frio mas deve ser.
    Por Aí andou extra terrestres pois as pinturas nas rochas não são de humanos.

  • Photo of Os Pés do Caminho
    Os Pés do Caminho Mar 25, 2023

    Pois, pois... Quem vive a mais de 4 km de altura não parece humano a quem está habituado a viver ao nível do mar... Mas frio não é..., pelo menos nesta altura que era Verão...

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