(Bolivia) The world's largest salt flat sits at a lofty 3653m
(11,985ft) and blankets an amazing 12,000 sq km (4633 sq mi). It
was part of a prehistoric salt lake, Lago Minchín, which once
covered most of southwest Bolivia. When it dried up, it left a
couple of seasonal puddles and several salt pans, including the
Salar de Uyuni. The savage beauty of this vast salt desert makes it
one of South America's most awe-inspiring spectacles.
From strange islands in a sea of blindingly bright salt to
delicately colored mineral lakes in the Andean mountains, this is
an unforgettable Bolivian landscape.
