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Monumento Natural Laguna de los Pozuelos

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In NW Argentina in the middle of the Puna at 4000 m above sea level you could find this big lagoon with most of the specialties like 3 species of Flamingos.

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Birds you can see here include:

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The Reserve lies 218 Km north of the city of San Salvador de Jujuy. Taking the national route 9 north you'll find the town of Abra Pampa (Here you'll find also small lagoons). From here you must take provincial route 7 and after 50 Km you arrive at the reserve.

Coming from the northern city of La Quiaca you must take the provincial route 5 to the town Cieneguillas and then continuing with the provincial route 69 south. This route connects with the mentioned provincial route 7 near the entrance to the lagoon. From La Quiaca to the lagoon you'll drive 100 Km through the Puna.

Take as an advice that you won't find any shops in the most part of the puna. Only the bigger towns have stores and some of them hotel. At the lagoon you won't find any store or hotel.

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RAMSAR Site

A few websites: 1) http://www.rumbojujuy.com.ar/pozuelos.htm 2) http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.ar/03_ap/18_lpozuelos_MN/18_lpozuelos_MN.htm 3) http://prodiversitas.bioetica.org/des24-3.htm

Content and images originally posted by Fritz73

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fctur's review

The altitude above sea level isn`t 4000 m but around 3300 m. Pros

• Great for Andean waterbirds

Cons

• The access isn`t easy especially between Dec-Mar