Salar de Empexa, 3117 m. (Bolivia)
Chile /
Tarapaca /
Iquique /
World
/ Chile
/ Tarapaca
/ Iquique
World / Bolivia / Potosí / Daniel Campos
interesting place, salt pan / flat
Salt mounds in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, the world's largest salt flat. The Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest (12 000 km²) and highest (3 700 m) salt flat, ca. 25 times as large as the Bonneville Salt Flats.
It is the remnant of a prehistoric lake surrounded by mountains without drainage outlets. Salt is harvested in the traditional method: the salt is scraped into small mounds for water evaporation and easier transportation, dried over fire, and finally enriched with iodine.
It is the remnant of a prehistoric lake surrounded by mountains without drainage outlets. Salt is harvested in the traditional method: the salt is scraped into small mounds for water evaporation and easier transportation, dried over fire, and finally enriched with iodine.
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Coordinates: 20°22'2"S 68°32'6"W
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