Salar de Uyuni – Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat, at 10,582 square kilometers.

The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. It is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average elevation variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The crust serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in lithium. It contains 50% to 70% of the world’s known lithium reserves.

The salar contains a few hotels and restaurants made out of salt.

ISLA INCAHUASI

Is a hilly and rocky outcrop of land and former island in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, has a total area of 24.62 hectares (61 acres) and hosts gigantic cacti.

There are unusual and fragile coral-like structures and deposits that often consist of fossils and algae.

TRAIN CEMETERY

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