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After arriving to the Refuge and finishing the equipment organization, our friends began their scientific research.

The first task was to study the area around the Refuge. They visited Laguna Blanca, Laguna Verde and they noticed a lot of interesting things.

"This is very nice, the Lagunas are very big" - said GB
"They are like a small sea in the desert" - added Pup.

They saw the different plants and animals that live in the Lagunas and the contrasting colors of the desert: brown, light blue, red, aqua, yellow, green, pink, and white.

"The colors change during all day, some of them viewed in the morning change by the afternoon" - Claimed Pup.

Bongo and GB helped to recognize the different mountain formations; Pup was helping to take samples of water from the Lagunas and Leo was attentively looking at the Licancabur Volcano thinking about the climbing ahead.

All woke up on the second science day very excited to keep working. They used the instruments at the refuge to study plankton, the food of the flamingos and other birds of the Lagunas.

Q1: What colors did our friends see in the desert?
Q2: What is the food of the flamingos?
Q3: Can you name a bird living in your area?

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Luego de llegar al refugio y terminar con la organizacion, nuestros amigos comenzaron con sus investigaciones cientificas.

La primera tarea fue conocer el area del refugio. Visitaron los alreedores de Laguna Blanca, Laguna Verde y se dieron cuenta de muchas cosas interesantes.

"Esto es muy bonito, las lagunas son muy grandes" - dijo GB. - "Son como un pequeño mar en medio del desierto" - agrego Pup.

Vieron las diferentes plantas y animals que viven en las lagunas y los diferentes colores que contrastan en el desierto: café, celeste, rojo, calypso, amarillo, verde, rosado y blanco.

"Los colores cambian durante todo el dia, desde el amanecer al anochecer." - Observo Leo.

Bongo y GB ayudaron a reconocer las formaciones de las montañas del lugar, Pup estaba ayudando a tomar muestras del agua de las lagunas y Leo miraba con atencion el Volcan Licancabur, pensando en la escalada de los proximos dias.

El segundo dia de trabajo, todos se levantaron muy animados para seguir trabajando, usaron los instrumentos del refugio para poder conocer detalles como el plakton en el agua, que es la comida de los flamencos y otras aves que viven en las lagunas.

Preguntas:
- Que colores vieron nuestros amigos en el desierto?
- Cual es la comida de los flamencos?
- Conoces algun tipo de ave que viva en tu area?

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