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Salar de Uyuni / Bolivia

3 questions, each answered from published authorities with the sources listed.

Watching Sunset, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. When is covered with water the Salar de Uyuni reflects sun light. Here as it looks like at sunset. — Luca Galuzzi Author Luca Galuzzi (Lucag) · CC BY-SA 2.5 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, for the best experience?December to February, because that is the only wet season this landscape has — the Ramsar information sheet for the Los Lípez wetland south of the salt flat records a…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Salar de Uyuni on a first visit?Treat the salt flat as half the trip and the Los Lípez lagoons as the other half — Ramsar lists Los Lípez at 1,427,717 hectares (5,512 square miles), holding about 25…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Salar de Uyuni, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Eat quinoa, because the salt flat sits in Potosí and the Bolivian government's own quinoa bulletin put Potosí at 38 percent of national production, second only to…

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