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Salar de Uyuni (altitude 3,653m or 12,054ft) is the world´s largest salt flats.  It covers an area of 12,000 sq km. or 7,500 sq miles.  It was once a prehistoric salt lake called Lago Minchin which covered most of southwest Bolivia.  Over time it dried up and left a couple of seasonal puddles and several salt pans.  Now it is used for salt mining and tourism.  In the wet season it is covered in approximately 1-2 inches of water and you are able to see a perfect mirror reflection of the sky on the salt flats.  When driving on this amazing landscape you feel as if you are floating on clouds.

BOLIVIA | Monday, 4 February 2008 | Views [2428]

Salar de Uyuni (altitude 3,653m or 12,054ft) is the world´s largest salt flats. It covers an area of 12,000 sq km. or 7,500 sq miles. It was once a prehistoric salt lake called Lago Minchin which covered most of southwest Bolivia. Over time it dried up and left a couple of seasonal puddles and several salt pans. Now it is used for salt mining and tourism. In the wet season it is covered in approximately 1-2 inches of water and you are able to see a perfect mirror reflection of the sky on the salt flats. When driving on this amazing landscape you feel as if you are floating on clouds.


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