The Largest Salt Flat in the World. |
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".
(And if you love this, you might also check out our post about the ice hotels of Sweden.) |
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… |
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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lundi 16 juin 2014
The Largest Salt Flat in the World.
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