According to our guide these tombs were 20,000 years old!

However the museum nearby suggested they were 500 years old! According to local legend, these people existed before the sun was born and therefore lived in darkness. When the sun was born they met extinction and died in these tombs! So the story goes!!

Salar de Uyuni - Day 3

March 23rd 2007
Today was another very full day. We had a long journey to the first sight but it was definitely worth it. This was the Stone Tree. Nothing much needs to be said, as you can see from the picture; the amazing giant stone is exactly the shape of a tree! The next stop was the mountain of seven colours. This multicolored mountain was extremely beautiful but did not affect us as much as the Stone Tr ... read more

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