Heaven on Earth: Amazing salt flats where the sky and ground merge into one to create dreamy landscapes
Who knows what awaits when St Peter lets us through those pearly gates. But perhaps influenced by the odd film or two, this is the sort of view of heaven many will have in mind.It’s almost impossible to distinguish in these dream-like landscapes where the sky ends andthe ground begins.And with the addition of a few figures praying and dancing, even a few cars rumbling through, they take on an outer-worldly feel.Popular spot: Tourists have been visiting thearea for years, and can stay in homes cut offfrom the modern world
Mirror image: This tourist visiting the South American region is reflected in the salt flats, which are over 3,000m above sea level
But they are of course taken here on Earth, in Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats to be precise.The flats, located in Southern Bolivia near the country's Tunupa volcano make up the world's largest salt desert, around 11,000 km sq.That makes it even larger than Lake Titicaca, the vast stretch of water shared by Bolivia and neighbouring Peru.
Mirror image: It is hard to tell where the lakes end and the clouds begin in this beautiful image
Power: The lithium in the area makes up halfthe world's supply and is used in batteries for mobile phones and computers, as well as being a key element in electric cars
Power: The lithium in the area makes up halfthe world's supply and is used in batteries for mobile phones and computers, as well as being a key element in electric cars
Stunning: The salt flats themselves are 3,600m above sea level in the Andes - making it almost possible, it seems, to reachup and touch the clouds from the groundAnd the salt flats themselves are 3,600m above sea level in the Andes - making it almostpossible, it seems, to reach up and touch the clouds from the ground.The area has long been popular with tourists, particularly those looking for a holiday with a difference.
Visitors to the area can take in the vast white expanse of salt and the stunning surrounding vistas, while staying with locals in an area which feels cut off from the modern world.
Distant: This hiker is just a dot in the distance in the beautiful salt lakes
Out of this world: Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats are spectacular
Hypnotic: The flats, located in Southern Bolivia near the country's Tunupa volcano make up the world's largest salt desert, around 11,000 km sq
Stunning: The hexagons in this landscape evolved after the salt pan, near Bolivia's Volcano Tunupa, had dried up
'There is great interest in community tourism, to live with the people in the countryside, and even join them in their meals," said Rosa Perez, who heads the Uyuni regional tourism board. 'The communities have set up a few rooms with beds to be able to live with the visitors.'
But they are of course taken here on Earth, in Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats to be precise.The flats, located in Southern Bolivia near the country's Tunupa volcano make up the world's largest salt desert, around 11,000 km sq.That makes it even larger than Lake Titicaca, the vast stretch of water shared by Bolivia and neighbouring Peru.
Mirror image: It is hard to tell where the lakes end and the clouds begin in this beautiful image
Power: The lithium in the area makes up halfthe world's supply and is used in batteries for mobile phones and computers, as well as being a key element in electric cars
Visitors to the area can take in the vast white expanse of salt and the stunning surrounding vistas, while staying with locals in an area which feels cut off from the modern world.
Distant: This hiker is just a dot in the distance in the beautiful salt lakes
Stunning: The hexagons in this landscape evolved after the salt pan, near Bolivia's Volcano Tunupa, had dried up
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