March 26, 2013 @ Lagunas, Bolivia


Salt Hotel

Hotel lobby

Salt Hotel @ San Juan

Deers

Rain is coming

Lhama

Domesticated South American camelid

First stop after 2 hours drive

South side of Uyuni salt flat

Very thin salt on the ground

No one else, just us

Train to Chile

Semi active volcano Ollague (5840m high)

Steam that still comes out from the top

Our guide Omar

The sky is soooooo blue

Small desert of Chiguana

Flora

Interesting rock

Further away is Chile

Another 2 hours drive to next destination

No paced road, create your own path

Flamingos

Lagana Canapa

They are so pretty!

Sleeping

They are eating the minerals in the lagoon

Lesson learnt, this time I bought a polarizer filter

This one from iphone

@4000m+, it is cold

Picnic @ back of the SUV

Special effect from my Sony camera

Laguna Hedionda

At an altitude of 4,121m with an area of 3 square kilometres

Notable for various migratory species of pink and white flamingos

Walking on salt

The lake is sourced by springs and have high sulphur content

The lake water has a high salinity level of 66–80%

Special effect

Rich in invertebrate zooplankton and benthos, such as Artemia

Salt flats and wetlands are spread over the periphery of the lake

Can stay at this amazing lake for a night

Laguna Chiarkota

Laguna Honda

Driving through the rocks

Hope they won*t fall

You can guess the ride is very bumpy

7 colors mountains

Big desert of Siloli at 4550m (highest and driest in the world)

Me @ Rock tree

Lava cooled-rock formation

Where is the WC?

We covered many different landscapes in a day

Laguna Colorada

AKA Red Lagoon

Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Edurrdo Avaroa

Can hear the wind in the room and we only got thin blanket

Baby llama, so cute

Very timid

Hot soup is so good

Egg, sausage, beef and fries for dinner


South side of Uyuni salt flat


Small desert of Chiguana


Lagana Canapa


Lagana Canapa


Laguna Hedionda


Laguna Hedionda


Laguna Hedionda


Laguna Honda


Big desert of Siloli


Off road drive


Laguna Colorada


Laguna Colorada