![]() ![]() The Salar de Uyuni is known as the world’s largest mirror and admired for its dreamy and glossed landscape that blurs all boundaries between land and sky. Visible from space, the Salar de Uyuni covers over 10,000 square kilometres and contains an estimated 50% of Earth’s lithium reserves. Public transportation is rather limited in this region, so if that is your choice of transportation, make sure you check the Susques-bound bus times in advance.Ĭrossing the Argentinian border northward brings you to Bolivia, home of not just any salt flat, but the world’s largest. ![]() There are plenty of tours – and you can opt for a one-day outing, or a multiple day excursion that would travel through not only the salt flats but a greater majority of the Salta and Jujuy area. To get to the Salinas Grandes, you will need to register with a tour company or rent a car. There is no entry fee to enter the Salinas Grandes territory, but have some money on hand in case you want to pick up a few hand-carved salt figures as souvenirs. This is the perfect visit for anyone who has taken the classic “holding” the Leaning Tower of Pisa shot… or for anyone that has at least dreamed of doing so. The sight is absolutely breathtaking, but that does not stop tourists from playing around! The vast, empty backdrop is the perfect location for taking amazing, and completely hilarious, photos that play around with perspective. You are surrounded by an immaculate white landscape, the only break in the horizon being the majestic Andes Mountains. The ancient dried-up river remnants that create a salt flat leave a completely surreal image. ![]() The name “salt flat” does not do the landform justice: taking a trip to this geological wonder is like taking a trip out of this world. ![]() At one of the furthest northwest points in Argentina, the salt flats stretch over the Salta and Jujuy provinces. Among many beautiful sites down the world-famous Ruta 40, or Route 40, is the Salinas Grandes. ![]()
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