Lake Chungará
| Lake Chungará | ||
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| Parinacota volcano and Lake Chungará | ||
| Geographical location | Chile ( Región de Arica y Parinacota , Province Arica ) | |
| Tributaries | various streams from the Andes | |
| Drain | Parinacota swamps → Río Lauca | |
| Places on the shore | Parinacota | |
| Location close to the shore | Putre | |
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| Coordinates | 18 ° 14 ′ 45 ″ S , 69 ° 9 ′ 14 ″ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 4566 m | |
| surface | 21.5 km² | |
| Maximum depth | 34 m | |
The Chungará Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world.
The cobalt blue Lago Chungará is located 59 km east of the small town of Putre in Chile in the Región de Arica y Parinacota , Province of Arica . There are six large volcanoes nearby, such as the Pomerape and the Parinacota with over 6200 m altitude. The lake is part of the Lauca National Park .
Wildlife: flamingos , vicuñas , alpacas , Andean condors and viscachas
The Chilean supervisory authority for the national parks, CONAF , has created a walkway around the lake. The area is quite popular with mountain bikers .
Alpacas or llamas and Lake Chungará.
Parinacota volcano and Lake Chungará.
Sunrise over Lake Chungará.
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