Flamingos: Resisting in the driest desert on the planet

Flamingos: Resisting in the driest desert on the planet

The Atacama Desert is the driest place on the planet. And one of the most inhospitable. But salt lagoons dot the barren landscape and they have given life. Laguna Chaxa lies in the salt flats, 7,500 feet above sea level.  Its crystal waters reflect the horizon, the never-ending terrain of salt rocks. The rows of volcanoes that line the Andes mountains to the East.  In this lagoon, two species thrive. Brine shrimp and flamingos. The miniature shr…