Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
FROM TOP
MERCADO CENTRAL, TARIJA
;
ISLA DE PESCADO
Ollagüe
Southwest of the Salar, on the border with Chile, the 5865m
Ollagüe
is Bolivia's only active
volcano, and you can usually make out thin plumes of smoke rising from just below its peak
- if you have an extra day available you can arrange with your tour operator to visit the sum-
mit. The track south runs through a series of ancient lava fields, where eroded red rock is in-
terspersed with stretches of grey dust strewn with black volcanic rocks. It then passes a series
of four brackish, blue-white lakes - Cañapa, Hedionda, Ramaditas and Chiar Khota - sur-
rounded by snowy peaks. All four lakes support large colonies of
flamingos
and other water
birds like ducks and wallata geese, and you're also likely to see herds of vicuña nearby.
