Laguna Miñiques is a lake in northern Chile. It lies at the foot of the volcano
Cerro Miscanti, south of
Laguna Miscanti, from which it receives inflow by seepage. The two lakes are separated by a lava flow. Like Miscanti and the nearby
Laguna Lejía, Miñiques is a fault-bound lake and has
brackish waters. A popular tourist destination, it is part of the
Los Flamencos National Reserve, and is home to wildlife including the
cladoceransAlona pulchella and Daphnia, the
copepodBoeckella poopoensis, and unidentified species of
Cyclopoida. This panoramic photograph of Laguna Miñiques was taken in February 2016.Photograph credit:
Diego Delso
Laguna Miñiques is a lake in northern Chile. It lies at the foot of the volcano
Cerro Miscanti, south of
Laguna Miscanti, from which it receives inflow by seepage. The two lakes are separated by a lava flow. Like Miscanti and the nearby
Laguna Lejía, Miñiques is a fault-bound lake and has
brackish waters. A popular tourist destination, it is part of the
Los Flamencos National Reserve, and is home to wildlife including the
cladoceransAlona pulchella and Daphnia, the
copepodBoeckella poopoensis, and unidentified species of
Cyclopoida. This panoramic photograph of Laguna Miñiques was taken in February 2016.Photograph credit:
Diego Delso