landscape
Salar de Uyuni
A brilliant salt flat spreads across Bolivia’s high Altiplano, interrupted by rocky islands.
The story behind the place
Salar de Uyuni is a vast salt desert in southwestern Bolivia. From above, its pale mineral crust forms an irregular expanse among darker volcanic terrain. Rocky islands break the white surface, and rain can leave shallow water across parts of the flat. The scene changes with the season, while its immense scale is easiest to grasp from above.
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Read more from the sources
- NASA Earth Observatory: An Expanse of White in Boliviascience.nasa.gov
- USGS ECCOE: Uyuni Salt Flatscalval.cr.usgs.gov
- OpenStreetMap community extent: Salar de Uyuniwww.openstreetmap.org
