23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Cono de Arita

Cono de Arita rises like a perfect volcanic cone from the vast Salar de Arizaro in northern Argentina. We camped overnight in our motorhome in the middle of the salt desert, and at dawn I flew the drone to capture the scale and isolation of this surreal natural formation.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2022
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Salta, Argentina
Camera: FC3411
Copyright: © Mateus Cerqueira