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15 sty 2024 · Tessellations of crusted white glinting in the sun as far as the eye can see – it’s little wonder that the Salar de Uyuni – or the Bolivia Salt Flats – are one of South America’s bucket list spots. Plan your trip with this complete guide. Bolivia’s Uyuni salt flats are one of the most photogenic places in the world.
When it dried, it left behind two modern lakes, Poopó and Uru Uru, and two major salt deserts, Salar de Coipasa and the larger Salar de Uyuni. Salar de Uyuni spreads over 10,582 km 2 , which is roughly 100 times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States.
3 maj 2017 · Bolivia ’s Salar de Uyuni is considered one of the most extreme and remarkable vistas in all of South America, if not Earth. Stretching more than 4,050 square miles of the Altiplano, it...
18 gru 2023 · If you think the only thing you’ll see on a Salt Flats tour in Bolivia is salt, you are mistaken. On the most popular 3-day tours, you’ll visit several deserts, a few different lakes, a train graveyard, geysers spewing steam, hot springs, flamingos, and more!
9 paź 2019 · The world’s largest salt flats span over 10,000km 2 across Southwest Bolivia and sit over 3,500 meters above sea level. Notorious for the unusually flat and often reflective surface made of a thick layer of salt crystals left behind after prehistoric lakes evaporated.
19 wrz 2022 · Check out our Ultimate Guide to Bolivia Salt Flats Tours for more information and recommendations for the best Salar de Uyuni tours. In the drier months, you’ll see dry white salt crystals as far as the eye can see, but in the wetter months of the rainy season, waters pools on top of the salt flats.
12 gru 2023 · Sitting at over 3,500 meters above sea level (11,995 feet), the Salar de Uyuni is a remote and remarkable landscape, featuring prehistoric lakes, perfectly conical volcanoes, and unexpected wildlife; as a result, getting here does take time and effort.
