The peak of the Miocene Copiapo volcano covered by a white storm


The Maricunga area have been a focus of gold mining from several decades ago. Now a renewed interest in the area is arising by the presence of lithium salts in the Maricunga lake near the photo


Size: 4000px × 2667px
Location: Copiapó volcano, Maricunga, Atacam region, Chile
Photo credit: © Christian Creixell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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