Peru & Bolivia
Photo Gallery 18:
The Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Photos by Adam Jones
The Uyuni salar (salt flats) are the largest in the world -- some
12,000 square kilometres. They are mined by the residents of Colchani, on
the edge of the flats.
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Hotel on the salar made of salt bricks
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A bike tour prepares to set off from the salt hotel
A couple of months before my visit, five foreign tourists had cycled out
onto the flats without a guide, got lost, and froze to death during the night.
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Experimenting with the solarizing effect on my camera
