Chaxa Lagoon
It is a superficial salt lagoon and in whose margins varieties of flora adapted to the desert climate exist, being species like grama salada, brea cachiyuyo and ephedra breana. Between the fauna is found the Andean flamingo, the Chilean flamingo, Andean gulls, chorlos de la puna, playeros de Baird, colegiales, pequenes, wanderers of black back, chicks of sea tricolor. It is located 56 kms. to the south of San Pedro de Atacama.