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Parque Nacional Lauca Image Llareta, Parque Nacional Lauca

Llareta, a slow growing moss cactus combination, used primarily as a fuel source. Locals exploited it and now it is protected and monitored in places such as this park - Lauca Parque Nacional, Tarapaca

Woods Wheatcroft Lonely Planet Photographer