Laguna Salada

Laguna Salada (Spanish, "salty lagoon") is a vast dry lake some 10 meters below sea level in the Sonoran Desert of Baja California, 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Mexicali. Its name has been spelled as Laguna Maquata or Laguna Maguate, and it is also known as Laguna Salada and the Pattie Basin, Ha wi mək in Cocopa, Ha ’ša ai or Ša in Tipai, and ’Ha si in Paipai When dry, the flatness of the exposed lake bed sediments makes it a favoured location for recreational driving. It is also notorious for its dust storms when dry, usually the result of monsoonal thunderstorms during the summer.

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