“Jumping friends in salar de uyuni”
Have you ever experienced your reflection in a natural mirror right under the sun? No, then visit the Salar de Uyuni, in Southe west Bolivia, close to the crest of Andes, at an altitude of 3,650 meters. The stretch of salt extends to 4,085 square miles and is about 10 meters thick.
During the wet season, the salt stretch transforms into a natural mirror, since a sheet of water layer enables to reflect any image that falls on it. Most of the time, the sunny blue sky is apparently visible in the mirror that makes a stupendous spot for tourists from all round the world.
It has been estimated that the Salar contains about 10 million tons of salt, and about 25.000 tons is extracted every year. That adds to the global benefit. More so, researchers make good use of the salty stretch for testing and calibration of the remote sensing instruments on the satellites. This is extremely useful for studying the Earth. The advantage is that, the sky above Salar is crystal clear; therefore, the surface proves to be five times better for calibration than the surface of the ocean.
“Salar de Uyuni – salt flat in Bolivia”
“View from Isla del Pesco in the famous Salar de Uyuni at 3600 meter on the altiplano of Bolovia. Bring your sunglasses!!”
“Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia”
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By Porch Lifts posted on Mar 25th, 2008
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Wow! That is Amazing. The SUV looks like it is floating in the sky.
By Internet Marketing Blog posted on Mar 25th, 2008
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Wow, that is pretty interesting. I didn’t know that there was so much salt in that particular region.
By machinehuman posted on Mar 27th, 2008
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“10 million tons of salt”
Damn!
Hope one day I can check it out.
Very nice post and blog.
All the best!
By xio posted on Mar 28th, 2008
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Wanna go wanna go!
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By Franca Richard posted on Mar 30th, 2008
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Really beautiful scene, dorn, wanna check myself using this mirror, wanna go wanna go!!!
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By QuaChee posted on Apr 7th, 2008
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Wow that is a cool mirror! Very beautiful reflections indeed! Love the clouds photograph
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By RWS Photo posted on May 29th, 2008
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Amazing. Beautiful.
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By Pet Pics posted on Nov 15th, 2008
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It’s amazing the places you can find while checking Digg on a Saturday morning. I’m adding this to my list of places to visit someday. This list keeps getting longer and nothing seems to be coming off the top though.
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By Pasat posted on Nov 15th, 2008
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[quote comment=""]It’s amazing the places you can find while checking Digg on a Saturday morning. I’m adding this to my list of places to visit someday. This list keeps getting longer and nothing seems to be coming off the top though.[/quote]
Just like in movie “The Bucket List”
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