Salar de Uyuni

There is now another amazing highlight from my world travels. The Salar de Uyuni in southwestern Bolivia,  is one of the most breathtaking sights out there, from the flamingos and lamas, to the multi colored lagoons, to the brightly colored mountains. This place is a paradise of nature, from the lush green wetlands, to the dry deserts. Words cannot describe this place, from your feeling of awe,to the feeling of being just a speck in this universe. Always something amazing to look at out the window of the 4x4.

We started the 4 day tour from the quiet, friendly city of Tupiza and worked our way north to the touristic town of Uyuni. Each day was different, with amazing food along the way, provided by the awesome cook,  Augustina.  We had a good variety of food, from the usual chicken and beef dishes, to prickly pear cactus fruit as the main protein source. Feasting and exploring took up the days, and with the high altitude, we hit the sack early. The average altitude of our 3 nights was 4000m. During the days, we would climb mountains, go down into deserts and chill by lagoons full of wildlife.

I've hiked in high altitudes before, but this was defintely the highest I'd been, and fire the longest time. We passed 5000m on our 3rd day and didn't we notice a major difference. Just keep drinking that water and also we tried out the coca leaf,which our driver was quite fond of.

I was blown away by the colors. Shimmering orange and red mountains above a golden desert that has rock shapes just like in Dali's imagination. Orange, green and black lagoons. Pink and white flamingos with black tipped wings that could fly. Wet, green, spiky grass filled with life in the middle of a dry part of the country. Just pure epicness.

Here are a few pictures of the amazing nature. Much more coming.