"In the case of Maricunga, in the south is the Laguna Santa...

"In the case of Maricunga, in the south is the Laguna Santa Rosa, which is part of the Tres Cruces Nevado National Park (Ramsar site), where our mining project will be located at a distance of 10 kilometers. This lagoon is part of the closed lacustrine system where waters from the melting waters come together, it is a nesting site for a number of high Andean birds, such as the horned tagua (vulnerable species) and habitat of the 3 species of flamingos that exist there. The impacts produced by the descent of the groundwater levels that are caused will affect the vegetation that is sustained in the place and the effects therefore on the fauna that lives and coexist in these ecosystems in a mobile and dynamic way. Only in the lagoon there are 32 species that will be impacted with the extraction of brines of the Maricunga. Dont ask me how I know this"

If i'm reading this right, the lagoon is 10ks away from Maricunga, well there is no way it will drain Maricunga.

As for the rest of your post, great read.

Thanks Martin