This fascinating area is right in the north of the country but easily reached by flying from Santiago to Arica. The extreme dry landscape, home to the Aymara Indians, is marked by geoglyphs, historic Pukaras or fortresses of the Incas, and the stunningly-beautiful Lauca National Park, with snow-topped volcanoes, emerald lakes and a wide variety of birds, from pink flamingos (parinas), to several kinds of ducks. The four South American camelids, guanacos, vicuñas, llamas and alpacas, complete this extraordinary scenery. |
