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Las catedrales - The Tatacoa Desert

The Tatacoa Desert (English for Desierto de la Tatacoa) is a desert located in the Colombian Department of Huila, some 38 km from the city of Neiva. There are fossil remains in the area making it a tourist destination also for astronomical observation. The Tatacoa covers a total area of 300 km² mostly covering the municipality of Villavieja.

 

The Tatacoa is home to several endemic species of spiders, snakes, scorpions, lizzards, eagles among others. [Wikipedia.org]

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