After the salt flats we continue traveling to see numerous lagoons, each with unique colors. Flamingos appear out of what feels like nowhere. According to our guide (Oscar), three of the world´s six types of flamingos can be found here: the Andean, the Chilean, and the James. It hardly seems like anything could live in this part of the world. But in addition to the plethora of bird life (there are also giant coots, plovers, and seagulls), we learn about a plant called "yareta" which looks like tumors of lichen and has sap that smells like pine trees. You can mix the sap with coca leaves to alleviate pain anywhere on your body.
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