South America: lakes interesting for tourists

In South America, the greatest amount of precipitation falls in comparison with the rest of the continents of the Earth. This created good conditions for the emergence of an abundant system of lakes and rivers. They play a serious role in various aspects of the life of mankind and the Earth, among them there is also a tourist component. By the way, some rivers and lakes of South America practically do not contain water. But for travelers this does not make them less attractive. Even, rather, on the contrary - today many people are interested in South America.

The lakes of the mainland attract a lot of travelers every year. Look at some of them people are traveling from all over the planet.

Maracaibo

Many tourists today are interested in South America. Lakes also attract their attention. The largest of them is Maracaibo. But if it is viewed as a geographic formation, it has signs of a gulf. Its main feature is a rather terrible and unique natural phenomenon - the lightning of Catatumbo.

At the confluence of the river Katatumbo, lightning is observed. Here they beat almost continuously for 9 hours. Almost half of the nights here are illuminated by very bright flashes, they can be seen at 400 km.

This phenomenon is explained by the collision of methane, which rises upwards. It comes from the local marshes, and also from the Andes, with descending air currents. At that moment, a potential difference forms in the clouds, which is discharged all the time in the form of celestial electricity.

Peach Lake

On the island of Trinidad is Lake Peach Lake. No one in his right mind will swim in it, even if he is very interested in South America, the lakes of which attract the attention of a huge number of tourists every year.

It is a natural huge reservoir of "living" asphalt, the total area of which is about 40 hectares. The gloomy, black, periodically gurgling surface, in some areas with the islets of the soil, is incomprehensible as it appeared here, on which twisted, stunted trees grow - at this place the landscape is surprisingly non-tourist.

They do not go here to admire, but to see something unique and go to the local museum. Exhibits from the bitumen lake are exhibited here: Indian ceramics, bones of a huge sloth, and a section of a tree trunk whose age was estimated at 4000 years.

Titicaca

This lake has several "titles" at once:

• This is the highest mountain lake in the world, which has the possibility of navigation;
• The second largest on the continent of South America (the lakes of the continent are "scattered" throughout its territory);
• In South America, the largest freshwater storage.

For fans of adventure and travel, this lake is surrounded by a fleur of mysteries and legends. For example, treasure hunters believe that the treasures of the ancient civilizations are buried on its bottom .

Red Lake

Considering the lakes of South America, it is impossible not to distinguish the Red Lake. It is so often called Laguna Colorado. This lake is located in a reserve called Eduardo Avaroa in Bolivia, at an altitude of almost 4200 meters.

Its uniqueness is based on two factors.

• First: in this place "live" algae, which produce substances that reliably protect them from ultraviolet, therefore, changing the shade of water. The lake, depending on the temperature and time of day, can acquire different shades - from scarlet to dark purple.
• Next: this is the place where thousands of flamingos live, among which there are representatives of the rarest species.

Uyuni

Some lakes in South America are characterized by a small amount of water. So in Uyuni, it appears extremely rare. This is the world's largest saline dried lake, which was formed in the prehistoric period by the method of transformation of several water bodies at once.

This giant solonchak, whose total area is about 10.5 thousand km², is located in Bolivia, in the south of the Altiplano, a desert plain. It contains large reserves of salt, lithium chloride.

Travelers who come here during the rain, the lake gives amazing impressions. At this time, there is a feeling of driving or walking through a huge mirror, flat and smooth, which is stretched for huge distances.

On the mainland there are many beautiful lakes. Some of them are located in inaccessible regions, others are "tourist untwisted attractions". Anyway, to see the large lakes of South America is worth every traveler looking for unforgettable sensations and vivid impressions.