The Arita Cone, in the heart of the Argentine Puna, is the most perfect volcanic cone on Earth. An almost perfect natural pyramid that rises isolated at an altitude of more than 3,600 meters, in the middle of the Salar de Arizaro. ⛰️
Getting here is not easy. We set off from Salar de Pocitos, a small village lost in the highlands with barely fifty inhabitants. From there, we spent hours on tracks crossing one of the most remote and wild landscapes in northwestern Argentina. 🚙
When it finally appears on the horizon, the Arita Cone seems almost unreal: a perfect geometric shape planted in the middle of the salt flat, in the middle of nowhere.
The nearest accommodation was too far away to return before dawn, so we slept in tents next to the salt flat, at an altitude of 3,600 meters, under one of the clearest skies on the planet due to the altitude and the lack of light pollution. ⛺✨
The next morning, the moon was aligned with the cone, while the sunrise began to set the sky ablaze with twilight rays before the sun appeared on the horizon. 🌙🌅
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