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Huge Expanse

Altiplano Bolivia
Altiplano in Southwest Bolivia
Peter and Jackie Main
The altiplano and the Salar de Uyuni occupy a large part of southwestern Bolivia. The salar is larger than the Great Salt Lake in the US, and is thought to have been a closed basin filled with water since the last glacial age. At one time, water from the Salar de Coipasa, about 7 m higher, flowed into the salar, but now the only water coming into the area is from Rio Grande de Lipez and from some small drainages to the east.
  1. Salar de Uyuni
  2. Travel on the Salar
  3. Sol de Manana
  4. Flamingos at Laguna Colorada
  5. Isla de Pescado
  6. Overnight Stop at Hostel
  7. Wind Sculpted Rock Formations
  8. Huge Expanse
  9. Salar de Uyuni Mirage

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