Salar de Uyuni Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Salar de Uyuni
The Salar is part of the Bolivian Altiplano, and its history began when that high plateau emerged as a result of uplift of the Andes. About 30,000 to 42,000 years ago, the area that is now the Salar de Uyuni was a huge, deep lake known as Lake Minchin. As Lake Michin dried up, it left smaller lakes behind, which in turn dried up until two current-day lakes and two salt deserts remained, of which the Salar the Uyuni is the largest one. One of those two lakes, called Poopó, still has a major impact on Salar de Uyuni. As Titicaca, another large current-day lake of the Altiplano, overflows during wet season, it fills up lake Poopó. As Poopó overflows in turn, it floods the salt flats, creating the stunning landscapes of winter, when a thin layer of water creates magical reflections of the sky
Top Attractions in Salar de Uyuni
Explore the best things to see and do in Salar de Uyuni:
- ★Arbol de Piedra
- ★Colchani, Bloques de Sal
- ★Isla del Pescado
- ★Laguna Amarilla
- ★Laguna Blanca
- ★Laguna Celeste
- ★Laguna Colorada
- ★Laguna Hedionda
Where to Stay in Salar de Uyuni
- 🏨Salt Hotels
Salar de Uyuni Travel Guide Sections
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