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