Friday, March 16, 2007

Salt Flats of Uyuni, Bolivia

Bolivia.

For thousands of years most of Southern Bolivia was covered by the sea. Now all that is left are two enormous salt flats, the most famous of which are the Salt flats of Uyuni.
We crossed the border into Bolivia in Villazon where we took the train to Uyuni. On the train we met Phillip and Jonas our new travel companions. Of course they happened to be German...!
In Uyuni the four of us began a private three day guided tour of the incredible region south of Uyuni.

Because of this years El NiƱo the normally dry cracked flats are covered with a sleak layer of water. Crazy how there is practically now depth perception with the awsome lighting we had. We went a little crazy with the photos...











On the road south of Uyuni.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Salt flats with thin layer of water. Was the salt smooth enough that one could run and then slide? Did any of you try?

Eleanor W Edgar said...

No you couldn´t slide. The salt was like extra rough sand. After a while it actually started to hurt your feet a bit.