Laguna de Cejas

Laguna de Cejas (Cejar Lagoon) is a crisp blue lake that has a smooth glassy surface to reflect the scenery back to you, including the Domeyko mountain range. Flamingos occasionally fly overhead and the lake is ringed white with residual salt, while the blue of the lake contrasts with the yellow tussock grass that grows all around. The lagoon also provides the unique opportunity to take a dip in the middle of the desert. The water can have salt concentrations up to 30 percent, which makes floating not only easy, but also pretty much impossible to avoid. For this reason, the lake is often compared to the Dead Sea and is sometimes called the “floating lake.” (San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile)