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El Tatio is a geothermal field with many geysers located in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile at 4,320 metres (14,170 ft) above sea level. It is the third-largest geyser field in the world and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The geothermal field has many geysers, hot springs, and associated sinter deposits. The vents are sites of populations of extremophile microorganisms such as hyperthermophiles, and have been studied as an analogue for the early Earth and possible past life on Mars. El Tatio lies at the western foot of a series of stratovolcanoes, part of the Central Volcanic Zone and the Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex. This is a system of large calderas and associated ignimbrites; some of these may be the source of heat for El Tatio. There are no recorded eruptions of the Tatio volcanoes. The field is a major tourism destination. It has been prospected for geothermal power production, but development ceased after a major incident in 2009 when a drilling well blew out. (Full article...)
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Hi Jo-Jo Eumerus and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:40, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
- I would probably make the image a little larger and cut down on the regional geography information, myself. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:38, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
Sources used for the expansion of the tourism section[edit]
As predicted, there wasn't much to go on. There are some additional sources that could be used but I don't know if they meet WP:WIAFA source reliability criteria:
- Fundación San Pedro de Atacama, a government-affiliated foundation
- San Pedro Atacama, an "official" (by who?) tour operator affiliated with Discover Chile SPA.
- Government press release but not very informative.
- A government ministry website that lists infrastructure linked to El Tatio - only to then say that it is outside of the field...
Also, one thing I notice is that this source states that El Tatio isn't the highest geyser field and mentions Puchuldiza as a higher one. I note though that according to topographic maps Puchuldiza isn't any higher, most sources say El Tatio is the highest, and I don't know of many other geyser fields in the SHEM. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:53, 29 September 2021 (UTC)