Travelling in March 2000 from the own of Uyuni across the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat at an altitude of 3,650 metres, with its Hotel Luna Salada, built entirely out of salt blocks, inside and out. Then on to the village of San Juan and the high Altiplano, at a height of over 4,000 metres, a flat region of spectacular, surreal and treeless landscapes, hills and high volcanoes, like Mt Ollagüe with an elevation of 5,868 metres; spectacular lakes further on, Laguna Cañape and Laguna Colorada, a salt lake at 4,278 metres, with flamingoes inhabiting its shores. Around 50 kilometres further south is the geothermal area of Sol de Mañana at an elevation of approximately 4,800 metres, with its bubbling mud pools, geysers and fumaroles. The journey continues to Laguna Verde and ends at the village of Alota.
Video by Ludo Kuipers, Tue Mar 21, 2000
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