Salar de Arizaro

Salar de Arizaro
A view of the Salar de Arizaro
Salar de Arizaro
Location of Salar de Arizaro (blue) within
northwestern Argentina and South America
LocationArgentina
Coordinates24°43′22.8″S 67°44′16.8″W / 24.723000°S 67.738000°W / -24.723000; -67.738000
Basin countriesArgentina
Max. length100 km (62 mi)
Max. width50 km (31 mi)
Surface area1,600 km2 (618 sq mi)
Surface elevation3,460 m (11,352 ft)
IslandsCono de Arita
SettlementsTolar Grande

Salar de Arizaro ("Arizaro" comes from Atacameno haâri "crow", "condor" and ara, aro, "accommodation", "place where something is common".) is a large salt flat of the Andes in north-western Argentina. It is located between the villages of Tolar Grande and Caipe, near Mina La Casualidad, in Los Andes Department, Salta Province.