Tour of the Giant Salt Desert
January 18th 2010 Uyuni lies at 3660 m in a high, dry area in the Andean chain. The town itself is a genuine dustbowl (convenient, we found, for clothes drying). It is surrounded by unique geological formations, such as vibrant deserts, colored lakes, and shapely rocks. The chief attraction of the area is the Salar de Uyuni - the great Uyuni salt flats - formed from an ancient sea that dried up. Strongly recomm
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