- Ikheli: Putre, Arica-e-Parinacota, eChile;
- Indawo yokugcina indawo: 119 km²;
- Indawo: 6 km²;
- Ukuphakama kwesibhakabhaka ngaphezu kwezilwandle: 4,495 m.
I-Lauka National Park idonsela abantu abathanda ukuvakasha ngezindawo ezithakazelisayo nezindawo eziningi ezinhle. Amachibi aphakeme asezintabeni azivamile kule ndawo eyingqayizivele enyakatho yeChile . Enye yalezi ziqibelelo zihlala kahle ngaphansi kwentaba yaseParinacota, ezungezwe izintaba ezimhlophe zeqhwa zamapuphu ePomerapa, eSahama naseGualati. I-Lake Kotakotani inendawo engamakhilomitha ayisithupha kuphela, kepha lokhu akuvimbeli ukuba ibe yinye yezikhangiso eziyinhloko zepaki.
Ulwazi mayelana nolwandle i-Kotakotani
Ekuhunyushweni okuvela olimini lwamaNdiya ase-Aymara, "kotakotani" lisho "iqembu lamachibi". Lokhu kungabonakala kakade ekungeneni kwechibi, lapho kuphakama kwepulazi kuvula umbono wendawo yamanzi, ihlukahluka ngeziqhingi ze-lava neziqhingi. Ichibi selincane: lakhiwa ngemva kokuguqulwa komfula eMfuleni iDesaguadero ngo-1962. Lo mfula udla leli chibi kuze kube yilolu suku, kodwa futhi ingxenye yamanzi ingena echibini elingaphansi komhlaba kusukela eLwandle eCongara eliseduze, eliqhele ngamakhilomitha amane kuya enyakatho-ntshonalanga. Ukujula kwechibi akudluli amamitha ambalwa. Ukusuka eKotakotani kuqala uMfula iLauka, ohambisa amanzi eBolivia, futhi uqhubeke noLwandle iKoipasa.
Yini ongayibona echibini?
Amanzi ezindaweni aphethe umthunzi ocebile we-emerald, okuyinto, ehlangene nolwandle olugcwele izimila eziphelile, ubonakala engavamile kakhulu. Into ejwayelekile yinkolishi enkulu yezinyoni, isibonelo, i-Andes iyahamba, i-mountain ibis, i-flamingo yaseChile. Ngezinye izikhathi i-conden ye-Andean izohamba phezulu. Ingqikithi nxazonke echibini kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-130 zezilwane nezinyoni. Eduzile kukhona izindawo ezinamanzi, edumile kunazo zonke yi-Bofedal de Parinacota. Emaphandleni aseKotakotani kunamakhemikhali nezindawo ezihlongoziwe zokuyeka. Izivakashi ezithandwa kakhulu zizodoba, ukuhamba ngezintaba nokuhamba ngezinyawo.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ukuze ufinyelele epaki kazwelonke kaLauka , udinga ukuba ushayele eSantiago , ukusuka lapho ngendiza yangaphakathi enyakatho, eya e- Arica . Kusuka kuleli dolobha, eliqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-190 ukusuka echibini, imizila yamabhasi yansuku zonke iyasebenza. Ungafika lapho ngebhasi lokubona indawo, noma ngebhasi lomgibeli, isibonelo, ngokulandela umzila we-Arica - La Paz. Ukuze kube lula, kungcono ukusebenzisa ukhetho lokuqala noma ukuqasha imoto. Ukuqala kokuvakashela ipaki kuyisikhungo sezivakashi edolobheni laseParinacota, cishe ngamakhilomitha angu-25 ukusuka eLake Kotakotani, okuzohlinzeka izivakashi epaki ngezimpendulo kuzo zonke imibuzo ezithakazelisayo.