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Spanning over 4,000 square miles, Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world, is located in this South American country.
Bolivia
In the middle of the flats stands a famous monument made entirely of salt that was built to celebrate Bolivia hosting this grueling, world-famous off-road motorsport race.
What is the Dakar Rally?
This is the literal translation of the Aymara word Salar, which perfectly describes the landscape.
Salt flat lol
What is the train cemetery
The graveyard located just outside the salt flat.
Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina together hold over half of the world's supply of this battery metal, earning the region this geographic nickname.
Travelers looking for a unique place to sleep can stay in specialized local hotels constructed almost entirely out of this material.
Salt
In what mountains is the flat located?
Andes Mountains
True or False: Do they use the salt for eating?
Yes they use it for table salt after a long process.
Salar de Uyuni holds the world's largest known reserves of this chemical element, which is absolutely vital for manufacturing smartphone and electric vehicle batteries.
Lithium
When the water evaporates in the dry season, the salt crust cracks into these specific, repeating geometric shapes, usually with six sides.
Hexagons
What is the approximate altitude
12,000 feet
What is the Lithium found used for?
It is composed to be used for the manufacturing of batteries.
Microscopic, salt-loving organisms called halophiles thrive in the water here and serve as the primary food source that gives the local flamingos this distinct color.
pink
During the rainy season, a thin layer of water transforms the flats into the world’s largest natural one of these, perfectly reflecting the clouds above.
A mirror
January and Feburary
What famous tv series was filmed there.
Star wars
Every November, Salar de Uyuni becomes a major breeding ground for these iconic, pink-feathered wading birds.
Flamingos
Salar de Uyuni is located in the southwestern corner of Bolivia, bordering these two other South American nations.
Argentina and Chile
What island is in the middle of the salt
Isla Incahuasi
How thick is the salt layer?
33 feet