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Bolivia

Jason walking on the water covered Salar De Uyuni. The reflected sunlight off the salt+water is so fierce that it is almost impossible to view without sunglasses.

BOLIVIA | Monday, 4 February 2008 | Views [397]

Jason walking on the water covered Salar De Uyuni. The reflected sunlight off the salt+water is so fierce that it is almost impossible to view without sunglasses.

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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Chelsea walking on the Salar de Uyuni with water proof shoes.

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