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Today’s excursion gives you an interesting insight in the daily life on a traditional farm in the Atacama region and presents you to authentic homemade products. The visit starts with a tour through the farmland where you will learn about the regional fruit and vegetable cultivation as well as the livestock farming. Afterwards the finished products coming from the farm will be explained to you, and of course you will be able to try them as well. Bon appetit! You will also visit the Salar de Atacama -a salt lake of huge proportions (3000 sq km/1,158 sq mi!), its surface is covered by a thick layer of snow-white salt crystals, as far as the eye can see, caused by the evaporation of the lake’s water. The world’s largest lithium deposits are found here, but the salt flat is also home to several flamingo species, including the Andean, Chilean and James flamingo, who feed on the micro organisms found in the saline lagoons. These beautiful birds and other species can be observed in their natural habitat at the Salar de Atacama’s Chaxa Lagoon, which is part of the Reserva Nacional de los Flamencos.