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Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca

Laguna de Pampa Blanca - Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca 20221122

 

Laguna Pampa Blanca is an intermittent lake in Peru and has an elevation of 4,060 meters.

 

Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve is a protected area located in the regions of Arequipa and Moquegua; Peru. The main purpose of this area is to protect the local flora, fauna and landscape formations.

The landscape features high Andean plateaus dotted by lakes and meadows; and surrounded by volcanoes like Ubinas, Misti, Pichu Pichu and Chachani in the southwest and by mounts Chuccura and Huarancante in the north. Although initially declared an area with the aim to protect local camelids, flamingoes and Andean forests, it has since become a protected water source for the city of Arequipa. Precipitation carried by the eastern winds is captured by the local vegetation and stored in the lakes, meadows and soil; thus giving a valuable environmental service to the region

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Uploaded on December 20, 2022
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