- Idilesi: Putre, Arica-e-Parinacota, eChile;
- Indawo yoqhagamshelwano: 119 km²;
- Indawo: 6 km²;
- Ubukhulu bomhlaba ngaphezu kwezinga elwandle: 4,495 m.
ILauka National Park ithatha abantu abanomdla ngeendawo ezinomdla kunye neendawo ezininzi ezintle. Amanxweme aphakamileyo asemaphandleni awaqhelekanga kule ndawo ekhethekileyo enyakatho yeChile . Enye yale mijelo ihlala ikhululekile kwinqanaba leNtaba yaseParinacota, ijikelezwe yimigangatho emhlophe yeqhwa yamapuphu ePomerapa, eSahama naseGualati. ILake Kotakotani inommandla weekhilomitha ezili-6 kuphela, kodwa oku akukuthinteli ukuba ube yinto ekhangayo enkulu epaki.
Ulwazi malunga nelaseKarakotani
Ekuguquleleni ukusuka kulwimi lwamaNdiya ase-Aymara, "kotakotani" lithetha "iqela lamachibi". Oku kungabonakala sele sele kungena emlonyeni welibi, xa ukuphakama kwiplabathi kuvula umboniso wamanzi amanzi, uguqulwe neziqithi ze-lava kunye neziqithi. Ilitye lincinci: lwakhiwa emva kokutshintsha komlambo woMlambo waseDesaguadero ngo-1962. Lo mlambo uyondla i-echibi kuze kube namhlanje, kodwa kwakhona inxalenye yamanzi ingena kweli qela elingaphantsi komhlaba ukusuka eLwandle lwaseChungara elikufutshane, eliku-4 km ukuya ngasenyakatho-ntshona. Ubunzulu beli libi aludluli emitha emitha. Ukusuka eKotakotani kuqalisa uMlambo waseLauka, ophethe amanzi eBolivia, kwaye uqhubeke noLwandle iKoipasa.
Yintoni ongayibona kwilabi?
Amanzi kwiindawo anomthunzi we-emerald ocebileyo, odibanisa namanxweme aphethwe yizityalo eziqhambileyo, ubonakala engavamile. Into eqhelekileyo yinkoloni enkulu yeentaka, umzekelo, i-Andes ihamba, i-mountain ibis, isiFlamingo saseChile. Ngamanye amaxesha i-Andean condor iya kuphayela phezulu. Ingqungquthela ejikelezileyo ilitye kukho iintlobo ezili-130 zezilwanyana kunye neentaka. Ekufuphi kukho iindawo ezinqatyisiweyo, ezona zidumileyo ziyiBhofedal de Parinacota. Endaweni yaseKotakotani kukho iinkampu kunye neendawo ezixhotyelwe ukuyeka. Iindawo ezithandwa kakhulu kwezokhenketho zithethe ngokuqhelekileyo ukuloba, ukunyuka kweentaba kunye nokuhamba.
Ndingafika njani?
Ukuze ufike epaki kazwelonke kaLauka , kufuneka ubalekele eSantiago , ukusuka apho kwi-flight yangaphakathi enyakatho, e- Arica . Ukusuka kweli sixeko, e-190 km ukusuka echibini, iindlela zokuhamba ngebhasi zenziwa imihla ngemihla. Unokufika khona ngebhasi yokubona, okanye kwibhasi yomgibeli, umzekelo, ukulandela indlela e-Arica - La Paz. Ukuze kube lula, kungcono ukusebenzisa inketho yokuqala okanye ukuqesha imoto. Isiqalo sokuhambela ipakini sisiko lezokhenketho edolophini yaseParacacota, malunga neekhilomitha ezili-25 ukusuka eLake Kotakotani, eya kunika iindwendwe epakini izimpendulo kuyo yonke imibuzo enomdla.