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- The salt flat mirror effect: in the wet months a thin film of water turns the flat into a perfect reflection of the sky. Drivers stop in the shallow water so you can shoot photos with no visible horizon.
- Isla Incahuasi: a rocky outcrop in the middle of the flat covered in giant cacti, some several centuries old and over 10 meters tall. A short loop trail climbs to a panoramic viewpoint over the white plain. Entry is charged separately, usually a few dollars.
- Salt hexagons: in the dry season the crust cracks into honeycomb polygons that stretch to the horizon. Walk on them and you hear the salt crunch.
- Ojos de sal: small bubbling holes where water pushes up through the crust, one of the few places you can see the brine beneath the surface.
- Playa Blanca salt hotel: a building made of salt blocks,
- The salt flat mirror effect: in the wet months a thin film of water turns the flat into a perfect reflection of the sky. Drivers stop in the shallow water so you can shoot photos with no visible horizon.
- Isla Incahuasi: a rocky outcrop in the middle of the flat covered in giant cacti, some several centuries old and over 10 meters tall. A short loop trail climbs to a panoramic viewpoint over the white plain. Entry is charged separately, usually a few dollars.
- Salt hexagons: in the dry season the crust cracks into honeycomb polygons that stretch to the horizon. Walk on them and you hear the salt crunch.
- Ojos de sal: small bubbling holes where water pushes up through the crust, one of the few places you can see the brine beneath the surface.
- Playa Blanca salt hotel: a building made of salt blocks, with salt tables and chairs. Most tours stop for lunch nearby, and nearby flags of many countries mark a popular photo spot.
- Train Cemetery: on the way to the salt flat from Uyuni, rusting British-built steam locomotives from the early twentieth century sit in the desert. You can climb on them, and the sunset light is good.
- Colchani: a small village at the edge of the flat where families rake salt into cones to dry and sell blocks, llama figurines and snacks. It is where Bolivia’s salt is still processed by hand.
- Sunrise or sunset on the flat: overnight or long-day tours time a stop for first or last light, when the flat turns pink and orange and almost everyone else has gone.
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