The world's largest salt flat — 10,582 square kilometers of blindingly white salt crust at 3,656 meters. The circuit includes flamingo-filled lagoons, surreal rock formations, and geysers at nearly 5,000 meters. 4WD and local guide required.

Arrêts de ce circuit (12)

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   Uyuni Town The gateway to the salar. Uyuni's train cemetery — rusting locomotives from the 1940s abandoned in the desert — sets the tone for the otherworldly journey ahead.
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   Train Cemetery — Uyuni Dozens of steam locomotives and rail cars rust in the altiplano wind. British-built engines that once carried minerals to the Pacific coast were abandoned when the mining industry collapsed.
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   Colchani — Salt Processing Village The last settlement before the salar. Workers rake salt into pyramids that dry in the altiplano sun. Salt has been harvested here for centuries — the entire village economy revolves around it.
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   Salar de Uyuni — Central Expanse The flat white expanse stretches to every horizon. In the dry season, the hexagonal salt patterns create a geometric infinity. In the wet season, a thin layer of water creates the world's largest mirror.
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   Isla Incahuasi — Cactus Island An island of giant cacti rising from the white salt flat. The tallest cacti are over 12 meters high and more than 1,200 years old. The summit trail offers 360-degree views of pure white salt.
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   Salar Sunset Point Sunset on the salar creates a spectrum of oranges, pinks, and purples reflected in the salt. The flat horizon means the sun appears to melt into a mirror. The silence at dusk is absolute.
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   San Cristobal — Mining Church The colonial church was moved stone by stone in 2002 when the mining company relocated the entire village. The open-pit mine produces zinc, lead, and silver from the altiplano deposits.
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   Laguna Colorada A blood-red lake at 4,278 meters, colored by algae and minerals. Three species of flamingo — Andean, Chilean, and James — feed in the shallow waters. The wind at this altitude is biting.
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   Sol de Manana Geysers — 4,850m Fumaroles and mud pools bubble at nearly 5,000 meters above sea level. The sulfurous steam vents are active and dangerous — stay on marked paths. Altitude sickness is a serious concern here.
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    Termas de Polques A natural hot spring at 4,400 meters, overlooking Laguna Salada. Soaking in 30-degree water while surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes and frozen desert is a surreal Bolivian experience.
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    Laguna Verde A green lake at the foot of Volcan Licancabur (5,920m) on the Chilean border. The green color comes from dissolved copper minerals. The lake freezes at night at this extreme altitude.
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    Arbol de Piedra — Stone Tree A wind-sculpted rock formation standing alone in the Siloli Desert. Shaped like a tree by millions of years of sand-blasting wind, it is the most photographed landmark in Bolivia's altiplano after the salar itself.

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