Termas de Polloquere

Termas de Polloquere are sulphurous hot springs (~60°C) in Salar de Surire, a 144km² salt flat at 4245 m in the far north of Chile. The high mountain in the background of the main photo is Cerro Lliscaya (5580m) which demarcates the border to Bolivia.

Salar de Surire is protected as a monumento natural (lowest level of protection because of lithium mining) and is also an important Ramsar wetland. Together with Lauca National Park and Reserva Nacional Las Vicunas it is part of UNESCO's Lauca Biosphere Reserve.

www.conaf.cl/parque_nacionales/monumento-natural-salar-de-surire

The volcanoes in the note are Arintica (5590m) and Puquintica (5760m), the latter has the Bolivian border running through it.

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Erhard Bernstein, Annemarie, Stephan Fey, Percy Schramm and 37 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Interesting series and note.
Like the PiP 1 most of all.

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Many thanks, Jaap!

7 weeks ago.

Jean-Paul ^club

Super Serie, dein Hauptbild ist eine Augenweide! Macht Lust auf Fernreisen.

7 weeks ago. Edited 7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jean-Paul ^club

Schönen Dank, Jean-Paul! Der Altiplano hat surreale Landschaften und sehr klare (dünne) Luft, ideal für Fotos.

7 weeks ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Superbes photos . Bon week-end.

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Merci beaucoup, Nicole- happy Sunday!

7 weeks ago.

Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

These hot springs look amazing, Gudrun. You phot os well composed and has great textres in the foredround, and great colour contrast across the frame. Have a great weekend. All the best, Joe

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

Thanks a lot, Joe! The clear thin air made photography easy.

7 weeks ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Herrliche Serie ......aus dem planeten xb 5622 in der galaxie yzk 369!!!!
Ein fach TOLL******

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Nouchetdu38 ^club

Danke vielmals, Nouchet! Ja, das fühlt sich dort oben wirklich außerirdisch an!

7 weeks ago.

Hubi ^club

Bizarre Landschaft - Stark abgelichtet!

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Hubi ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Hubi! Das Andenhochland ist ein Traum...

7 weeks ago.

J.Garcia ^club

Extraordinary images and great information, Gudrun!

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to J.Garcia ^club

Thank you so much, Judite!

7 weeks ago.

m̌ ḫ ^club

A spectacular place in the middle of nowhere.

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to m̌ ḫ ^club

Thanks very much, m̌ ḫ! The Altiplano has some of the most incredible landscapes.

7 weeks ago.

christel.k ^club

tolle Mondlandschaften, so ganz anders als im Norden!

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to christel.k ^club

Besten Dank, Christel! Mondlandschaft trifft es gut- und dennoch hat es dort Flamingos und viele andere Tiere!

7 weeks ago.

Ko Hummel ^club

herrliche Landschaften Gudrun, tolle Reisen hast du gemacht

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ko Hummel ^club

Großen Dank, Ko! Wenn nur der lange Flug ncht wäre, würde mich das schon nochmal reizen....

7 weeks ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Comme c'est merveilleux et captivant à la fois !
Merci Gudrun pour le résumé, bon WE;

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Merci beaucoup, Jocelyne- have a good Sunday!

7 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Beautifully composed and taken in wonderful light Gudrun. I love the deep blue of the sky and the mountain makes a majestic backdrop.

The actual spring in the foreground has a lovely greenish hue which is emphasised by the surrounding landscape.

A fantastic shot..!! ⭐️

I really like both of your PiPs.........the first one is stunning for pretty much all the reasons given above and the second one is a lovely close up version.

Excellent work as always..!!

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thanks a lot, Keith! Just imagine a nice smell of rotten eggs to go with the photos;-) The air is very clear at such altitudes which is a big bonus for photographers.

7 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Rotten eggs.......oooh nice ;-(

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Actually I'm quite partial to the smell ever since I visited the first thermal area;-)

7 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

:-)))

7 weeks ago.

Jo WaLo ^club

Erstklassige und beeindruckende Landschaftsbilder, Gudrun!

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jo WaLo ^club

Schönen Dank, Jo!

7 weeks ago.

Mikus ^club

Herrliche Aufnahmen dieser bizarren Landschaft. Ein sehr feindlicher Lebensraum.

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Mikus ^club

Besten Dank, Michael! Und trotzdem gibt es erstaunlich viele Vögel und Tiere (Flamingos...)

7 weeks ago.

uwschu ^club

Was für eine Landschaft, kein Baum, kein Strauch

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to uwschu ^club

Danke vielmals, Uwe! Nur harte Gräser, genug für Vicunas und Alpacas...

7 weeks ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Awesome shots!

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you so much, William!

7 weeks ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

tolle Serie, mal wieder ein südliches Bild.....

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Herzlichen Dank, bk! Naja, die Sonne sticht zwar tagsüber und man kann T-Shirt (und Sonnenschutz) tragen, aber nachts friert es:-)

7 weeks ago.

Esther ^club

What an amazing landscape.

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thanks very much, Esther! The Altiplano was one of my favourite places in all my travels.

7 weeks ago.

Edna Edenkoben ^club

Reinspringen und wohlfühlen ;-))

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Edna Edenkoben ^club

Aber vorsichtig, die Stelle mit den 60plus Grad direkt an der Quelle möchtest du nicht;-) Schönen Dank, Edna!

7 weeks ago.

Edna Edenkoben ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Da hast du recht. Die möchte ich wirkich nicht. Wo mir doch schon 30 °C zu heiss sind ;-)

7 weeks ago.

Hubs 56 ^club has replied to Edna Edenkoben ^club

genau! Und wir "dürfen" die Unvernünftigen dann wieder aus dem Wasser ziehen

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Edna Edenkoben ^club

30 Grad als Lufttemperatur finde ich auch zu heiß, bei Badewasser geht's noch;-)

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Hubs 56 ^club

Besten Dank, Hubs! Hier könnten die Unvernünftigen Pech haben, wenn nicht zufällig andere Leute dort sind- die Rangerstation ist am anderen Ende des Salars;-)

7 weeks ago.

Ingo Krehl ^club

Es kommt auf den Standpunkt an, wenn 4 oder 5-Tausender wie Hügel aussehen! Auch weil die Gipfel ohne Schnee sind.

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ingo Krehl ^club

Schönen Dank, Ingo! Ja, das Weißliche an den Bergen ist nur Schwefel. Im Sommer (unser Winter) ist Regenzeit, da hat es dann oben Schnee und die Pisten sind oft unpassierbar. Die 6000er haben auch Gletscher, aber die tauen weg....

7 weeks ago.

WiePet ^club

Beeindruckende Landschaft, toll präsentiert!

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to WiePet ^club

Besten Dank, Wiebke!

7 weeks ago.

@ngélique ❤️ ^club

Splendide photo et pip j'adore *********************

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to @ngélique ❤️ ^club

Merci beaucoup, Angélique!

7 weeks ago.

Léopold ^club

Une zone chilienne chaleureusement enchanteresse !

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Léopold ^club

Merci bien, Léopold!

7 weeks ago.

tiabunna ^club

A fascinating area and a great series of images, Gudrun.

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thanks a lot, George!

7 weeks ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

KLASSE BERGOPNAMEN GUDRUN -TROOSTELOOS MAAR MOOI (HBM)

7 weeks ago. Edited 7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Fred Fouarge ^club

Thank you so much, Fred!

7 weeks ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

Wow - welch eine beeindruckende Landschaft.

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Percy Schramm ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Norbert!

7 weeks ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

Aufregend schöne Landschaft, Gudrun!

7 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Stephan Fey ^club

Danke vielmals, Stephan!

7 weeks ago.

Annemarie ^club

Wonderful. Good to be back:)

6 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thanks vey much, Annemarie!

6 weeks ago.

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