Salar De Uyuni, Salt Flat in Bolivia

Salar De Uyuni

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 his place is served with an extraordinary view, it feels like you are up in the sky or looking in a big mirror. Even though you are on land, it's just that the illusion of the eye in the form of the sky and the ground blending makes it look like a mirror or you can say the largest mirror in the world. This place is special because there is only 1 in this world and located in Bolivia.

If usually the plains of salt water or salt are located in the sea or near the sea, the salt in Salar De Uyuni is located in the highlands, precisely near the Andes mountains.

You can walk slowly, enjoy the view with your own eyes not from people photograph. When this plain is rained it will leave thin water on its surface which will create the largest mirror on earth. Its perfectly flat and very clear surface makes this surface reflect the reflection of the sky and clouds right above it. 

Unique Animal Species

 

For tourists who visit this area, they can also see the unique animal species in South America that live in this area 

Flamingo James 

The Flamingo James' pink color is remembered because it feeds on pink algae

Culpeo

Wolves from the Andeans, wolves South America

Andean Bird 

Andean bird from the swan family

Vizcacha

Vizcacha, a type of animal that looks like a rabbit but is not a rabbit

Andean Hillstar

The Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae

Flamingo Andean

The Andean flamingo is the rarest flamingo in the world

Laguna Colorado

If you like flamingo, this is the right place to see it. Laguna Colorado is a lake filled with thousands of Flamingo James or Pink Flamingos. If seen from a distance they all make a pink lake. 

Laguna Verde

Laguna Verde is a blue-green salt lake located at the foot of the Licancabur volcano. The blue-green color comes from copper sediments and micro-organisms.

Salar De Uyuni and Tunupa Volcano during sunset, Bolivia

In the dry season, the temperature there is actually cooler and the advantage is that the salt layer will be harder and form a pentagon so that visitors can explore the plains further. 

The rainy season, between December and April, is the ideal time to visit Salar De Uyuni because at the time, the place can offer a very beautiful view, namely the reflection of the sky on the puddles above the salt flat surface. You need to be careful when too high rainfall in December and January can disrupt travel because the Salar De Uyuni is inaccessible.