The European Space Agency has published a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 25 August 2026, showing part of the Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia near the border with Chile. The scene spans snow-covered mountains and numerous lakes at altitudes ranging from about 2000 m to more than 4000 m above sea level.

According to ESA, the false-colour image uses the mission's near-infrared channel, which renders vegetation in red. Because the high-altitude region is sparse, vegetation appears mainly along lower river valleys and near urban areas, including around Calama in northern Chile and along Bolivia's Rio Pata. The Andes run parallel to the national border between the Quetena volcano and Calama, and the area forms part of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in Potosí.

The Laguna Colorada, a shallow saline lake fed by the Sulor river, sits at 4278 m. Its high levels of sodium chloride, sulphates and microorganisms make it much saltier than ocean water, and its composition causes the water to look red to the naked eye. In this false-colour image it appears as a mix of blue and brown. ESA notes the lake is designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.