From October 30 to Novenber 1, we were in the weird and fascinating landscape of the Salar de Uyuni, our last trip in Bolivia. The first day we set out in a Land Rover from the remote town of Uyuni with a fun group of 3 Brazilian Med students and 1 Spanish world traveler. We visited the salt flats, the worlds largest, and the Isla de Pescado, an island of 12 meter cactuses in the middle of the salt flat sea. The landscape was surreal and one of the most unique experiences we have had on our trip so far. At night we stayed in a lodging made almost entirely of salt! The second day we traveled through desert landscapes surrounded by volcanoes and visited several lakes home to thousands of flamingos including the Laguna Colorada, which has rusty red water because of the algae which grows in the lake. We saw the Arbol de Piedra which is reminiscent of a Dali-esque tree. On the last day, we woke up for the sunrise (4:00 AM!) and saw geysers and soaked in a relaxing natural hot spring. Our day ended crossing the boarder into San Pedro Atacama, Chile.
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