Potosi Department

Natural wonders in Potosi Department

Bolivian Natural Wonders

This collection highlights the geological diversity of Bolivia’s Potosí Department, centered on the high-altitude Altiplano. It features mineral-rich lagoons like Laguna Blanca and Laguna Verde, the steaming fumaroles and mud pools of the Sol de Mañana geothermal field, and prominent stratovolcanoes including Licancabur and Tunupa. The list also encompasses the historic silver-mining site of Cerro Rico and various saline wetlands that serve as essential habitats for Andean wildlife near the Chilean border.

Bolivian Natural Wonders — Map

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Laguna Blanca

Laguna Blanca is a salt lake in an endorheic basin, in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department, Bolivia.

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Morning Sun

Sol de Mañana is an area with geothermal manifestations in southern Bolivia, including fumaroles, hot springs and mud pools.

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Laguna Verde

Laguna Verde is a salt lake in an endorheic basin, in the southwestern Altiplano in Bolivia.

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Cerro Rico

Cerro Rico, Cerro Potosí or Sumaq Urqu, is a mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí.

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Licancabur

Licancabur is a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile, south of the Sairecabur volcano and west of Juriques.

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Ollagüe

Ollagüe or Ullawi is a massive andesite stratovolcano in the Andes on the Bolivia–Chile border, within the Antofagasta Region of Chile and…

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Smelly Lake

Laguna Hedionda is a saline lake in the Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department in Bolivia.

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Juriques

Juriques is a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located immediately southeast of Licancabur volcano.

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Sairecabur

Sairecabur is a volcano located on the frontier between Bolivia and Chile. It is part of the Andean Central Volcanic Zone.

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Tunupa

Tunupa is a dormant volcano in the Potosí Department of southwestern Bolivia.

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Uturunku

Uturuncu is a dormant volcano in the Sur Lípez Province of Bolivia. It is 6,008 metres high, has two summit peaks, and consists of a complex…

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Irruputuncu

Irruputuncu is a volcano in the commune of Pica, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile, as well as San Pedro de Quemes Municipality,…

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Tomasamil

Tomasamil is a highly eroded dormant volcano in south-west Bolivia, located inland from the Atacama Desert of coastal Chile.

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Laguna Chiar Khota (Laguna Negra)

A high-altitude lake in the Nor Lípez Province characterized by its dark waters and surrounding volcanic rock formations and wetlands.

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Pastos Grandes Lake

Pastos Grandes Lake is a lake in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 4330 m, its surface area is 120 km².

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Laguna Chalviri

Located within the Salar de Chalviri, this high-altitude saline lake is home to the Termas de Polques hot springs on its western shore.

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Kalina Lake

Kalina Lake or Busch Lake is a lake in the Sur Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia.

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Laguna Ukhuqucha (Laguna Honda)

A deep, high-altitude Andean lake in the Potosí Department, part of a series of mineral-rich lagoons located on the Altiplano.

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Salar de Empexa

An expansive salt flat and wetland area located in the western Potosí Department near the border with Chile.

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Luru Mayu Lake

Luru Mayu Lake is a lake in Bolivia located in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality.

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