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10 billion tonnes of the Bolivian white stuff  
   

A salt on the senses 10 billion tonnes of the Bolivian white stuff

Fish island is a coral reef covered in 1,000 year old cactus "floating" on a sea of salt. We still on Planet Earth ???
A salt on the senses

June 22nd 2007
Bolivia makes many claims to have "the World´s highest...." for example; internet cafe, hostel, fat woman in a bowler hat, but its Salar de Uyuni, or salt flats, can lay claim to being not only the highest but also the largest in the World. Covering some 4,000 square miles the flats were once part of a prehistoric lake which has dried to leave an estimated 10 billion tonnes of salt making me wond ... read more
South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni

Bolivian Flag 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
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