See the salt flat
Experience the salt flat
One of the most curious types of desert in the world is the salt flat – Salar. They are vast plains devoid of life, where the layer of salt can be up to several meters. They are the remains of prehistoric lakes or seas that have long since dried up. You can find them in several places in the world. The most famous, most beautiful and largest is located in Bolivia – Salar de Uyuni.
Salar de Uyuni
The biggest salar in the world
Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt desert on the earth. It is, for example, twice larger than famous Great Salt Lake in Utah. It has 12 106 square kilometers, salt layer is between 2–20 meters and annually is mined 20,000 tons. In addition, there are interesting black rocks towering from salar like true „islands“. They are covered by several cacti. Dry salt makes interesting geometric polygons here. On the other hand, when is salar after rains full of water, it looks like an endless mirror. continue reading
Salar Bristol lake
Salar in Mojave Desert
Roughly between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is the driest desert in North America – the Mojave Desert. Its attractions include the salt lake Bristol lake with dimensions of 23×20km. It rarely looks like a lake when it exceptionally rains over the desert. Otherwise it is a classic salar surrounded by mountains. There is a road through this salar, so visiting this place is very easy. continue reading
Salar de Atacama
The second largest salar of the world
Only a few miles south of San Pedro de Atacama is the second largest salar of the world. There are also nice lagoons such as the lagoon de Chaxa. The views of the surrounding volcanoes are amazing. Here you will find flamingos. continue reading
Salar de Chalviri
Salar at the crossroads
Salar de Chalviri does not belong among the classic salars, because it is lined on almost all its sides by lagoons and one thermal spring – Termal de Polque. There is a road leading through it, but only expeditions from Tupiza or visitors to volcano Uturuncu travel here. continue reading
Salar de Chiguana
Salar near the volcano Ollagüe
Considering Bolivian Altiplano, Salar de Chiguana (3 700 m asl) is a relatively small salt plain measuring12×15km. It is surrounded by five thousand meters high volcanoes from all sides. Those coming here from salar de Uyuni usually do not even stop here, because they are already saturated with salty plains. However, if you come here from the other side, it is certainly worth at least a short stop. The view of the volcanoes behind the white plains is worth it. continue reading
