The Largest Salt Flat in the World.
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The Salar de Uyuni
Is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square
Kilometers (4,086 sq MI) and it's a major tourist
Destination in the South American country of Bolivia. The
Salar is virtually devoid of any wildlife or vegetation
But it is home to an estimated 10 billion tons (9.8
Billion LT) of salt.
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But what is no less
Incredible, is where people who visit this amazing
Place stay, and how does one build something in the middle
Of the vast emptiness. The answer is quite
Remarkable.
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Anyone arriving to
Visit this exotic part of the world is in for a real treat
And a stay in one of the world's most unique hotel
Experiences. Due to a lack of conventional construction
Materials in this area, many of the hotels here are built
Entirely with salt blocks cut from the Salar itself. The
Most famous one is called Palacio de Sal, Spanish for
"Palace of salt".
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That is NOT
Water--the salt flats are shiny and
Reflective!
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The hotel is made of
About 1 million 35-cm (14-inch) salt blocks, which were
Used for the floor, walls, ceiling and furniture,
Including the beds, tables, chairs and sculptures. The
Hotel even has a dry sauna and a steam room, a saltwater
Pool and whirlpool baths for guests to relax in and fully
Enjoy this unreal place.
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Imagine what it
Feels like, sleeping on salt beds, sitting on salt chairs
And even eating at salt tables. And while no one can deny
How beautiful everything in this hotel is, that beauty is
Nothing compared to the view…;
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The salt flats are
So white and clear they often show a perfect reflection of
The sky and the objects above them. In fact, because the
Salar is so flat and has such a strong reflection, similar
To that of ice sheets, it is used for calibrating the
Distance measurement equipment of satellites in
Space!
The white, endless
Flats also offer visitors a unique opportunity to take
Some truly mind bending pictures. With no other objects in
Sights, the human eye loses its ability to establish a
Proper field of depth. The results are some of the most
Creative and bizarre pictures you will ever
See…;
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The salar is truly a
Place like no other, a magical kingdom of salt and beauty
Where one can drive on the endless flats and see the sky
Both above and below him. It is just one of many places on
Earth that prove that beauty has no rules and that nature
Always has one more trick up her sleeve.
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