Part Two

Salt Piles

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Salt Piles

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Salt Piles

Early morning light starting to color the salt piles.

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Volcano Tunupa

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Reflection

After breakfast, we started a 60 mile drive across the salar.

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Salt Sculpture

Hotel Playa Blanca, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Hotel Playa Blanca

No longer a hotel, but a stop during the day.

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Photo Safari Vehicle

We drove in shallow, salty water the entire day on the salar.

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Salt Polygons & Reflection

The salar got even more interesting when these formations appeared.

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Salt Polygons & Reflection

The polygons formed when the salar is very dry.

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Salt Polygons & Reflection

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Salt Polygons & Reflection

The polygons were different as we crossed the salar.

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Photo Safari Vehicle

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Salt Polygons & Reflection

My favorite polygon area.

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Salt Polygons & Reflection

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Pascana Tree Cactus

Echinopsis atacamensis ssp pasacana - abundant only on this island in the middle of the salar.

Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Pascana Tree Cactus

Echinopsis atacamensis ssp pasacana

Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Pascana Tree Cactus

Echinopsis atacamensis ssp pasacana

Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Copana

Cumulopuntia boliviana - the only other type of cactus on the island.

Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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Salty Engine

It was no wonder that one of our 5 vehicles developed an electrical problem from all the salt.

Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017

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