Lago Coipasa or Salar de coipasa is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in Atahuallpa Province

Atahuallpa Province

Atahuallpa is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.-Location:Atahuallpa province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department...

, Oruro Department

Oruro Department

Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km². Its capital is the city of Oruro. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 391,870.- Provinces of Oruro :...

, Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

. At an elevation of 3657 m, its surface area is 806 km². It's on the western part of Altiplano

Altiplano

The Altiplano , in west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet...

, 20 km north of Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat at . It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is elevated above the mean sea level. The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes...

 and south of the main road linking Oruro

Oruro, Bolivia

Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....

 and Huara

Huara

Huara is a Chilean village and commune in Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region. It is located or northeast of Iquique. The village is crossed by the Pan-American Highway and is the crossing point for the road that goes to Oruro in Bolivia...

(Chile)
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Coipasa Lake is a tectonic lake with a depth of 3.5 meters that surrounds to Salar de Coipasa, and to the volcanic cone of Villa Pucarani.

Thousands of flamingos have settled on the shores of Lake Coipasa.