Laguna Blanca — Attraction in Municipio San Pablo de Lipez

Laguna Blanca, where the water’s whiter than your last lie and the wind slaps harder than grandma catching you in one. Sitting high up in the Bolivian Altiplano, this salty ghost lake looks like someone spilled milk on the desert and left it there to vibe.

At over 4000 meters, breathing’s optional. The lake’s shallow, crusted with borax, and sometimes graced by flamingos who seem just as confused as you. No cafes, no crowds, just wind, space, and silence that judges you gently.

Like standing in a snow globe designed by Salvador Dalí. If you enjoy surreal beauty, flamingo jump scares, and light altitude induced hallucinations, this one’s a keeper. Would ghost again, if I ever pass by this part...

Marvelous play of colors in crystal clear landscape high up in the desert. We were here for a Licancabur climb from the Chilean side. Approach from San Pedro and border crossing uncomplicated, you have to bring some time. Accommodation and excellent food in the near hut.

Wonderfully, the lagoon at sunset is not white, but blood red - if you are lucky, there are still...

Laguna Blanca is a salt lake in an endorheic basin, meaning that it retains water and allows no outflow to other lakes, rivers or oceans. The White Lake, separated from the Green Lake by a narrow piece of land, owns its milky color because of the high concentration of minerals in the waters,...