Vicuña and Salar de Surire Chile
Vicuña and Salar de Surire Chile
An adult vicuna on the shore of the Salar de Surire salt flat / lake in northern Chile. Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) are the smallest and rarest of South America's wild camelids and native to the barren high altitude deserts and steppes of the Andes from Peru from Peru south to northern Argentina and Chile. The peak in the background is the Cerro Chuquiananta volcano (5560m / 18,240ft).
James Brunker
Image size: 5499 x 3666, 17.55Mb | Camera details: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Date uploaded: 17/11/2023
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