Optical illusions on the salt plain

The Uyuni Desert

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November 26th 2008
We then drive onto the flats and our driver Gonzalo finally gets a smooth surface to drive on and out here, there are no roads, the only guide he has is the mountain ranges in the distance and the sun. We stop a little way in and marvel at the endless mass of salt, so bright white it hurts your eyes to look at. Wilbur explains that many thousands of years ago, a lake like Lake Titicaca would have ... 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