The salt flats

Salar De Uyuni

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July 10th 2006
After a long overnight bus ride to Uyuni I got on a three day tour with five other people in a jeep around the Salar De Uyuni (salt flats) and the Reserva Eduardo Avaroa. This is an area of spectacular and sometimes bizarre scenery that sometimes makes you feel as if you are on another planet. The salt flats are the largest in the world and cover an area of 9000 square kilometres. There was onc ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more