Punta Negra Salt Pan

The Salar de Punta Negra lies south of the great Salar de Atacama, between the Domeyko range and the high Andes. Salt covers the floor of a closed desert basin, toward which dry valleys descend from the mountains. The Quebrada de las Zorras once carried water here from the country around Llullaillaco volcano, although the mountain channels carry water only occasionally.