LA PILITA


The pool of La Pilita is over 120 meters deep and is rimmed with travertine deposits that exist to the tree line.  Underwater, the walls are coated with spectacular red biomats of algae and bacteria.  The water is a pleasant 31 degrees Celsius, so we make this is our campsite.


 



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