Salt desert

Jan 6, 2018 8:28 PM

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This week I visited the Uyuni Salt Flats (Salar de Uyuni in Spanish): the largest salt desert in the World, located in southwest Bolivia near the Andes. 10,582 km2 of just salt.

Since there is only salt and nothing else (no trees, houses or other objects as reference), we got to play with perspective.

The trip is totally worth it, if you happen to be in or near South America, try to visit!

Bonus: next to the salt desert there is a train cemetery: a collection of locomotives from the 1890s.

Were you SALTY when you had to leave? *clapping* thank you I’ll be here all night!!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The perspective tricks are great.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

These are brilliant.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well done.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

why is the earth flat in the background? checkmate, atheists.

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

How cool!!!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Dakar Rally raced there some years ago. Many drivers had to retire because of the salt getting inside the engines.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The tour guides also told me they don’t enter the salt flats anymore (but drive next to it) because Dakar fans left tons of trash there.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

True. The next Dakar starts in the next days and enters Bolivia on the 11th. I have a picture next to the sign, forgot to add it.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Actually it started today in Perú, heading to Bolivia and Argentina soon.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Bring sunglass, it still burns my eyes thinking about it.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

We had sunglasses on and couldn’t remove them for a second, the salt totally blinds you.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I ran out, so I was like 50ft in before I went blind, if there hadn't been people making noise, I would have been in trouble.

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