and enjoy the local wildlife
Some 20 kilometers south of
San Pedro de Atacama lies the
Laguna Cejar, a sinkhole and hot-spring in
the Salar de Atacama. Actually there are three small interconnected lagoons here.
The water has a very high salt content
and in summer baders love floating lazily in the turquoise waters, while enjoying the mountain sky-line.
After the dip
you better use the fresh water showers to remove that salty crust from your body.
In wintertime, for
some reason, most visitors keep their clothes on, skip the dip and instead prefer a stroll along the lagoons, enjoying the panorama
of now snowy mountains.
There is few wildlife here except for some resident ducks and the occasional Flamingo.
In August
2011 we too skipped the dip but did spent a few relaxed hours at the beautiful and tranquil Laguna de Cejar.
too cold for a dip
but the sun is out in full force
our guide guards the refreshments
but you can take a nice stroll around the laguna
a Goggle Maps view of Laguna Cejar
it's wintertime so the urge to take a dip is easily surpressed
that white crust is all salt
a pair of Andean Flamingoes fly by