The Puna de Atacama is a high-altitude desert region on the border of Chile and Argentina. It is one of the driest and highest places in the world. There are many peaks rising to over 6,000m and the lack of rain and drainage is responsible for the formation of salt lakes that are a habitat for flamingos.
This video follows a road trip by jeep from the town of Copiapo in northern Chile, up to the salt lake of Laguna Santa Rosa, where we made an ascent of an easy peak, Maricunga (4,885m).
For a trip report see: www.markhorrell.com/blog/2019...
For related photographs see: www.flickr.com/photos/markhor...
Music by Kai Engel (freemusicarchive.org/music/Ka...)
15 мар 2020
