Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
From series “The Most Surrealistic Places of the Earth”
Bolivia is home to the largest salt lake in the world - Salar de Uyuni, whose area is 12,000 sq km. The salt plane is usually dried out. Its surface is covered by the layer of salt crystals, which form very beautiful and structured landscapes. Everything changes when the rainy season begins in the desert. A fine water layer is formed on the surface of the huge salt lake, which transforms it into the ideal clean mirror.
The border between the salt lake and the horizon is literally invisible in this period. In the middle of the desert level one can completely lose the sense of reality. The scientists believe that Salar de Uyuni has formed more than 10 million years ago when the ocean began to fade from the mainland. The at first sight lifeless salt lake has many secrets. It has been used for many years as a favorite home of graceful pink flamingos. For some decades now the salt has been won, which is used for industrial and construction purposes.
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