LARGEST SALT FLAT IN THE WORLD
G'day folks,
Here is something different. Ever seen a salt flat? Well, here is the largest in the world.
The
Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers
(4,086 sq mi) and it's a major tourist destination in the South American country
of Bolivia. The Salar is virtually devoid of any wildlife or vegetation but it
is home to an estimated 10 billion tons (9.8 billion LT) of salt.
But what is no less incredible, is where people who visit this amazing place stay, and how does one build something in the middle of the vast emptiness. The answer is quite remarkable.
Anyone
arriving to visit this exotic part of the world is in for a real treat and a
stay in one of the world's most unique hotel experiences. Due to a lack of
conventional construction materials in this area, many of the hotels here are
built entirely with salt blocks cut from the Salar itself. The most famous one
is called Palacio de Sal, Spanish for "Palace of salt".
The
hotel is made of about 1 million 35-cm (14-inch) salt blocks, which were used
for the floor, walls, ceiling and furniture, including the beds, tables, chairs
and sculptures. The hotel even has a dry sauna and a steam room, a saltwater
pool and whirlpool baths for guests to relax in and fully enjoy this unreal
place.
Imagine
what it feels like, sleeping on salt beds, sitting on salt chairs and even
eating at salt tables. And while no one can deny how beautiful everything in
this hotel is, that beauty is nothing compared to the view…
The
salt flats are so white and clear they often show a perfect reflection of the
sky and the objects above them. In fact, because the Salar is so flat and has such
a strong reflection, similar to that of ice sheets, it is used for calibrating
the distance measurement equipment of satellites in space!
The white, endless flats also offer visitors a unique opportunity to take some truly mind-bending pictures. With no other objects in sight, the human eye loses its ability to establish a proper field of depth. The results are some of the most creative and bizarre pictures you will ever see.
The white, endless flats also offer visitors a unique opportunity to take some truly mind-bending pictures. With no other objects in sight, the human eye loses its ability to establish a proper field of depth. The results are some of the most creative and bizarre pictures you will ever see.
The
salar is truly a place like no other, a magical kingdom of salt and beauty
where one can drive on the endless flats and see the sky both above and below
him. It is just one of many places on earth that prove that beauty has no rules
and that nature always has one more trick up her sleeve.
Clancy's comment: Mm ... Not the type of resort I'd stay at, but ingenious just the same. I wonder if they use pepper?
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