Laguna Verde (Comarapa)
| Laguna Verde | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Santa Cruz, Manuel María Caballero |
| Lake type | salt lake |
| Primary inflows | lluvia |
| Primary outflows | evaporation |
| Basin countries |
 Bolivia |
| Surface area | 0.002 km2 (22,000 sq ft) |
| Max. depth | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 2,419 m (7,936 ft) |
| Islands | none |
Laguna Verde (Spanish for "green lake") is a lake in Bolivia located 12 km north of the town Comarapa in the Manuel María Caballero Province in Santa Cruz. It lies at an altitude of 2,419 m (7,936 ft)[1] and has an area of approximately 2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft)[2] It has a maximum depth of 8 metres.[3] It is named after the colour of the water which is caused by algae, usually green but, in times of drought, the colour may change to grey or even yellow.[1]
The lake is part of an area of 70 hectares of forest and declared the 2006 Ecological Civil Servitude by a project funded by the foundation Environmental Protection Tarija at a cost of U.S. $30,000, while the Foundation friends of Nature ran wiring works, building a cabin and a tourist trail.[3]
Among the fauna, as a passage and supply are the wild turkeys, puma and occasionally the spectacled Andean bear. More than 400 species of birds come to Laguna Verde during the migration season.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cristian Massud (2011). "Laguna verde. La entrada al paraíso" (in spanish). Retrieved Jan 11, 2012.
- ↑ Gobierno Municipal de Comarapa (2011). "Lagos y lagunas de Comarapa" (in Spanish). Retrieved Jan 11, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Milton Caballero (2006). "Comarapa estrenó su Laguna Verde" (in spanish). Retrieved Jan 11, 2012.