Dormir dans une bulle futuriste au salar duyuni outside le. There isnt much wildlife here but there are lots of pink flamingos. This vast, flat land of pure white salt combines with multicoloured lagoons, volcanic mountains, treelike rocks and towering islands of coral to create one of the most unique and bizarre landscapes in the world. I was originally interested in going when it was dry, but after seeing the gorgeous photos of the reflection of sky on the wet flats, i decided to plan my trip during the wet season. Hostels in uyuni, uyuni hostels hostelling international. The salar is the largest salt flat in the world, encompassing some. We stayed in a saltblock hotel on the mudflats along the salars edge, and. Visit the largest salt flat in the world during your south america adventure.
What is your favorite sacred place, or where is the most beautiful place you have ever been. The worlds largest salt flat sits at a lofty 3653m 11,985ft and blankets an amazing 12,000 sq km 4633 sq miles. Besides its hypnotic immensity, it also shelters the cacti islands with its endemic flora and fauna. We prepared this article to allow you to enjoy this truly unique attraction in the best way possible tours, tourism and hotels in bolivia. The 10 best uyuni salt flat hotels where to stay in. Make tracks to uyuni to take in the otherworldly landscapes of bolivias southwest. The lithium contained in the brine is likely to be processed into lithium carbonate. But you have to be aware that this part of bolivia has a very bad road surface so you must rent a 4x4 and be able to drive it in those conditions. Expect to find rocky desert forests, pockmarked roads leading to windwhipped towns, salt pans spiked with cacti, geysers belching sulphur. Uyuni has always been a transport hub in southwest bolivia.
In the mining days of the 1920s, it was born as a hub for mineral transportation and nowadays serves as a hub for tourists looking to visit. The isla incahuasi is home to a number of rabbitlike viscachas, while the shores of the salt flats are home to herds of llamas and their wild relatives, vicunas. So i was really thrilled when i finally got a chance to check this off my travel bucket list. Spending a couple of hours there is an unforgettable experience. Drone captures ethereal view at uyuni salt flat in bolivia youtube. It is in the daniel campos province in potosi in southwest bolivia, near the crest of the andes at an elevation of 3,656 meters 11,995 ft above sea level. View at national scale there is scientific evidence that lithium cars are 100% ecological. In winter, called dry season from may to october, when the surface hardens, geometric figures formed by the salt particles agglomerated into polygons appear. What look like scenes from a different planet are actually accessible to travelers in bolivia. Photographers flock here to capture the unique landscape. A visit to these salt flats has been high on my list for some time, not only because of the awesome photos you can create, but also because of. One day vs three day tours in uyuni salt flakes bolivia. Find highquality stock photos that you wont find anywhere else. My boys, theo, 12, and benji, 10, were awed by the sheer magnitude of the landscape.
If you are deciding between the 3d2n tour or just 1 day salar tour, go for the 3d tour. Thorn tree forum country forums south america bolivia. Hostels in uyuni top rated hostels 2020 hostelworld. So, we make a call to partners, states, companies to begin with the industrialization of this resource for benefit of bolivian people and humanity. The 2nd day is when you visit a bunch of lagoons, all. We are going to pass mala mala bay, visit the galaxias cave and the diablos cave and then we will go to aguaquiza to see the largest salt lake in the world with approximately 12 thousand square kilometers. Although the uyuni salt flats are incredibly beautiful all year round, we recommend you to decide which time of the year you want to visit uyuni, before booking a tour. This is the photograph that won first prize in the lux awards in spain last year. Hostels in uyuni, bolivia, uyuni hostels hostels, best cheap central private rooms, free wifi.
It is in the daniel campos province in potosi in southwest bolivia, near the crest of the andes at an elevation of 3,656 meters 11,995 ft above sea level the salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. Be sure to check out their complete bio after their story. An evocative and eerie sight, the worlds largest salt flat measures 12,106 sq km and sits at 3653m 11,984ft. Benji wanted to taste the salt which you cannot do unless. At the largest salt flat in the world uyuni, bolivia rodar latinoamerica. It is encouraging that uyuni is finally to be exploited but its potential has been overstated in the world press given the state of knowledge we have of the resource. Many times in the long course of my travels i have been asked the questions. It was part of a prehistoric salt lake, lago minchin, which once covered most of southwest bolivia. When the surface is dry, the salar is a pure white expanse of the greatest nothing imaginable just blue sky, white ground and you. This was the bit that turned the regular 3day trip into a 4day trip and i was superkeen to get out and do a bit of walking again.
Be aware that during the longer trips of 3 or 4 days going towards the chilean border, you will travel up to 5,500 m above sea level. No asphalt, no panels with the roads to follow or any indications. How to get to uyuni salt flats in bolivia ruta verde tours. We first of all visited the mummies of coquesa with a short tour by a local guide who was actually very difficult to understand. The lux awards is the most important professional photography awards in spain and so i am still on a high after receiving this prize and wanted to share more about how this photo came to be. Its now a rocky, cactusstrewn rest stop for tourists in the middle of the salar. With a 3 day tour uyuni uyuni there is the possibility not to drive back to uyuni on the 3rd day but to cross the chilean border and to drive on to san pedro. Whiter even then the extraordinary gypsum sand dunes of southern.
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