Laguna Hedionda
Laguna Hedionda
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Justin H
6 contributions
Jul 2021
So Hedionda literally means "Stinky" and, well, it's aptly named. While there are tons of flamingos, it truly smells like sulfur and I liked some of the other lagunas better. It could be the time of year we visited, so don't write it off completely.
Written 18 July 2021
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born2travelit
Cesena, Italy17,170 contributions
Mar 2015 • Friends
the landscape is fantastic. amazing spot inside salares de uyuni. reachable only with private mean ( we have rent a 4x4 car with driver). peaceful place where you can enjoy Nature and stunning spot for your pictures. recommended
Written 19 March 2015
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Dara T
16 contributions
Apr 2021 • Family
We were struck by beauty. Equally, pollution with lots of plastic was also of huge concern to us. Clean it up!
Written 12 May 2021
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worldnomad_01
Los Angeles, CA1,597 contributions
Sept 2016 • Couples
We reached Laguna Hedionda (also known as the Red Lagoon) after about an hour by jeep from San Juan de Rosario, on the second day of our three day crossing from Uyuni to San Pedro de Atacama. The place is beautiful: the strange, reddish color of the water, dotted by the pink of a large number of flamingos, some yellowish little plants on edge of the lake, just in front of us, the blue of the sky, the brown of the mountains in the background and the sounds of the wind and the flamingos and..... nothing else...
We loved it...
We loved it...
Written 28 December 2016
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Kim B
Phuket, Thailand67 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
Beatiful lake full of flamingos. You can walk around here for a while and take loads of pictures but it can be windy sometimes
Written 27 June 2018
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Marco Okello S
Bangkok, Thailand104 contributions
Jan 2017 • Family
It's a nice laguna but for sure not the best.
As the trip from the Salar to this laguna is around three and a half hours just to go, I'd suggest to do it only if you'll spend the night in the area and you'll get the chance to see the other lagunas too.
Doing a 7 hours round-trip in a day from the Salar just for this laguna and the black one (nearby) isn't worth.
As the trip from the Salar to this laguna is around three and a half hours just to go, I'd suggest to do it only if you'll spend the night in the area and you'll get the chance to see the other lagunas too.
Doing a 7 hours round-trip in a day from the Salar just for this laguna and the black one (nearby) isn't worth.
Written 15 January 2017
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CoisDeZweed
Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands850 contributions
Dec 2016 • Couples
You stop here during the Uyuni tour and you will spot large groups of flamingos. I really love animals so that's why this bus a 5 star stop for me. The place is a nice looking lagoon and it is very quite (when the car engines are off :) ). Really loved it!
Written 25 December 2016
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SGtravelfan
London, UK126 contributions
Sept 2016 • Couples
We saw quite a few lagunas on the Salar tour but each one was slightly different. This is coloured red from the presence of arsenic. There were lots of flamingos as they come here during winter. It was a very desolate location but the amount of flamingos was amazing. Definitely worth a stop on the Salar tour. I don't think many tours stop here specifically. Our guide was pretty relaxed and let us stop wherever we asked. We were very far ahead of our convoy of 3 so we stopped off here to wait for the others to catch up. Very peaceful and calm.
Written 12 December 2016
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Jessensjourney
65 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
In august there were not so many flamingos, but the lake itself is really Beautiful and not att all smelly!
Written 13 January 2016
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Unelma333
Karlsruhe, Germany1,267 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
This was the highland lagoon with the perhaps highest number of flamingos on our trip from Uyuni to San Pedro. Definitely more than previous Laguna Canapa and perhaps similar as Laguna Colorada. I took hundreds of photos... The landscape is nice with the lake and mountains, but it really was all about the flamingos for me. It was very cold in October, I was freezing in my winter jacket due to the strong wind.
Written 8 January 2019
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Podemos visitar a Laguna Hedionda num Tour de 1 só dia partindo de Uyuni ou de S Pedro de Atacama e regressando ao ponto de partida (Uyuni ou Atacama) para dormir? Que agências fazem esse Tour? Obrigada.
Written 4 February 2018
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