Naturalist guide service in northern Chile
In Parque Nacional Lauca and throughout northern Chile
you are guided by
naturalist Barbara Knapton. We concentrate on
natural history with the special attractions being the
birds, flora, and wildlife of the Atacama Desert oases, fishing villages,
seacoasts and altiplano
reserves. Tours are private and customized.
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Protected areas we visit
1) Biosphere Reserve Parque Nacional Lauca
2) Parque Nacional Volcán Isluga
3) Reserva Nacional Las Vicuñas
4) Reserva Nacional Pampa del Tamarugal
5) Ramsar Site 873: Natural Monument Salar de Surire
6) Ramsar Sire 874: Salar de Huasco
7) Reserva Natural Municipal Desembocadura del Río Lluta
8) Monumento Natural Quebrada de Cardones |
Right: The reproductive success of Chile's
flamingos is partly dependent on seasonal precipitation at the salt lakes
or "salars". The nests should be surrounded with water yet
if it rises too high disaster can occur: eggs float off or the chicks may
drown. These nests are likely those of Phoenicoparrus andinus,
the Andean Flamingo. Photo taken at the Ramsar Site Salar de
Surire, Chile, in August when no nesting occurs.
© B Knapton.
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