The Surreal Beauty Of The Largest Salt Field In The World

In the rainy season, the reflection on the Salar de Uyuni salt fields, Bolivia creates a unique natural landscape.
The surreal beauty of the largest Salar de Uyuni salt field in the world
Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt field in the world, stretching over 10,500 square kilometers in the Altiplano plateau, southwest of Bolivia. Located 3,650 meters above sea level, the topography of the area is completely flat and is adorned with small "islands" like Isla Incahuasi. Photo: How To Spend It.
Scientists discovered the site was part of Lake Minchin about 40,000 years ago

. Prehistoric times, the lake covered the entire southwestern part of Bolivia. Over time, the water gradually dried up, today only two small lakes remain, Poopo and Uru Uru. In some caves still fossil corals, traces of a sea has existed in the past Photo: Turisbus.




The Altiplano Plateau has no outlet, so as the lake water evaporates under the harsh sun, the salt and calcium sulfate layer remains on the ground. With the wind, the salt dunes of Salar de Uyuni continuously change over time. Photo: Los Angeles Times.
The Aymarans living in Bolivia have a legend that explains the formation of the Salar de Uyuni. Previously the three mountains that surrounded the salt field, Kusina, Kusku and Tunupa were giants. Because of Kusina, husband Kusku betrayed his wife - Tunupa caused her tears to fall and form a giant salt lake Salar de Uyuni. Photo: Rove
During the rainy season in southwestern Bolivia, the thin water turned Salar de Uyuni into a giant mirror, reflecting the sky, flamingos, cars and people.



The climate here is very harsh, at night it is cold, windy and rainfall only reaches 400 mm per year. Photo: Salar Andino.
The native creatures that can adapt to and live in Salar de Uyuni include flamingos and cacti up to 12 meters tall. Along with the endless salt fields and unique volcanic landscape of the Andes, Salar de Uyuni possesses breathtaking beauty that cannot be found anywhere in the world. Salt fields are located in a remote area and have high altitude. Some tours also take guests to experience up to 5,000 m, which can cause health problems such as altitude shock, difficulty breathing and dizziness. To overcome, you can get used to the altitude in the city of La Paz for a few days or bring medicine. Photo: Sahara Spirit.




The most popular way to tour Salar de Uyuni salt fields is by off-road truck tour. Each tour includes a maximum of 6 visitors. You need to bring enough warm clothes, night bags, raincoats, boots, sunscreen, accessories to help reduce the impact of sunlight on your eyes and skin. Photo: Twitter.
If you are self-sufficient, you can spend the night at the famous salt hotels in this area. Due to the geographical location, it is difficult for construction materials to move to Salar de Uyuni. The local people have made bricks out of blocks of salt. In addition, the bed, table, toilet in the hotel are also made of this material.



The best time to visit Salar de Uyuni is in July-October, when the climate is mild. However, to admire the giant mirror, visitors should come here in March - April. Most tours to salt fields depart from Uyuni town or Tupiza. To get here, visitors can choose flights to Ororo city, then connect by train or bus, travel time 7-8 hours. Alternatively, visitors can also depart from La Paz city and Potosi city. Photo: Ecar Gid.
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