The South American Puna Flamingo is also known as James's Flamingo (so named for Harry Berkeley James) and Lesser Andean Flamingo. It received its common name "Puna" from its natural habitat - "puna" is the local word for high Andean plateau. The flamingo's characteristic pink / salmon-colored plumage is caused by their beta carotene-rich diet.

The Puna Flamingos occur on the high Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina where they usually occur at altitudes of over 3,000 m (9,900 ft).
Together with the other South American flamingos -- namely the Andean Flamingos and Chilean Flamingos, they inhabit salt lakes and lagoons in the Andean mountains, After the breeding season, most migrate to lower attitudes for the winter. Some remain at lakes near hot springs.

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"Food is ok, not amazing, the hotel itself is very nice and so are the amenities. When we went the sauna and steam room were both under maintenance which was a big bummer. The pool is very small but it wasn’t busy while we were there. The rooms were a bit chilly but they gave me extra blankets."

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5/5 Excellent

"Really lovely place to stay after a gruelling 3 day salt flats tour in the cold. Every amenity was available and even the shower was soft filtered water. I absolutely loved my day there. The manager even let me pay for my taxi by card and then paid the taxi driver himself to take me to the airport. Would 100% recommend! "

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