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Laguna Blanca
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Petra
March 10, 2024
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The White Lagoon contains fresh water, so it attracts the surrounding animals to drink. The white color is caused by borax in the water.
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•Andi
April 18, 2024
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Laguna Blanca is a high Andean lagoon located in the Eduardo Abaroa Andean Fauna Natural Reserve in southwestern Bolivia, in the department of Potosí. The water has a whitish color due to the high mineral content and is therefore called Laguna Blanca. It is located in the Puna area, has a dry climate, has dimensions of 5.6 kilometers long and 3.5 kilometers wide and an area of 10.9 km² at an altitude of more than 4,000 m above sea level and is connected to Laguna Verde by a small strait. The lagoon has a circumference of 22 kilometers.
Source: es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Blanca_(Bolivia)
Source: es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Blanca_(Bolivia)
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