Puna de Atacama near Laguna Santa Rosa Chile
by James Brunker
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Puna de Atacama near Laguna Santa Rosa Chile
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James Brunker
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Dramatic storm clouds rising above the Puna de Atacama and Laguna Santa Rosa, a saline lake at 3760m / 12,335ft in the Nevado de Tres Cruces National Park in Chile. The ragged formations at the base of the cloud are called virga; rain or hail that evaporates before it reaches the ground and quite common in desert and high altitude regions. The Puna de Atacama has both factors in abundance, it is a vast high altitude volcanic desert plateau in the central Andes shared by Chile and Argentina. The sparse tufts of yellow ichu grass are typical of what is known as the desert puna / puna desiertica ecoregion; much of the Puna de Atacama has no vegetation at all.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, publication, transmission or use in any form without written permission prohibited.
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January 26th, 2023
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Tom Schwabel
Visited this vast and expansive landscape last spring. Nicely captured.
James Brunker replied:
Thank you Tom. I finally made it a couple of month ago after previous cancellations. Sure it wont be my last visit....!
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