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Atacama Desert

San Pedro de Atacama

Valle de la Luna

Tatio Geysers

Salt Flats (Salares)

Calama

The Loa River

The Altiplano

The Elqui Valley

Lauca National Park

Iquique

Arica

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THE SALT FLAT (THE SALARES)
ATACAMA DESERT

Scattered throughout the Altiplano and Inter-Andean Depression, salt flats such as the Salar de Atacama near San Pedro de Atacama are one of Northern Chile's most singular geographic features. Perfectly flat and apparently endless, these shimmering white salares provide habitat for dozens of bird species, including three varieties of flamingos.