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Lagunas Miscanti and Miñiques, Chile
We were thrilled to see some of its natural residents make an appearance on the day we visited: flamingos, horned coot (a big, black bird that nests in the shorelines), rheas (a huge flightless bird that's a distant relative of the ostrich), and vicuñas.
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San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
The Atacama Desert stretches 600 miles from the Pacific coast of Chile to the western Andes mountains. Three countries lay claim to its territories: Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina, although most of the desert is located in the Antofagasta region of Northern Chile.
