Virtuoso Life - September/October 2008 - (Page 190) BIG SHOT Salar de Uyuni BOLIVIA SHAUN HIGSON/DIGITALRAILROAD Add this to your list: the otherworldly landscape of the largest salt flat on the planet. WHAT » Hailed as Earth’s flattest surface, Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni fascinates with its surreal is-it-water-or-is-it-snow surface (which is, of course, salt – about 10 billion tons of it). WHERE » This 4,000-square-mile desert, remnant of an ancient lake, lies in southwest Bolivia, nestled in the Andes Mountains along Chile’s border south of La Paz. WHEN » The dry season, April to December, is the best time to go, though some adventurers seek the mirror effect that occurs on the flats when it rains. HOW » Abercrombie & Kent Peru, Big Five Tours, Ladatco Tours, and Zegrahm Expeditions all offer excursions to the region. 190 V I RT U O S O L I F E
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