The salt flats

The Uyuni Salt Flats, or, Fun with Pictures

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March 25th 2009
9000 square kilometres of salt on the southern Altiplano of Bolivia... what more can be said? I think the photos say it all. ... 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