Salar de Uyuni Notes

- world's largest salt flat

(4633 sq mi)
- was part of a prehistoric salt lake, Lago Minchn
- has beautiful sunsets and starry night skies
- both major hotels are next to a road
- dry season is april through october
- wet season is november through march
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bolivia/sights/natural-landmarks/salar-de-uyuni 10-12-14
Location
- southwestern part of Bolivia
- next to the city of Uyuni
Hotels
Hotel Palacio de Sal
name means salt palace
made completely out of salt
has many attractions
- a 9-hole salt golf course
- a dry sauna
- a steam room
- salt baths
- salt beds
- a whirlpool
- a massage room
- internet
- wifi
price is about $100 per night per person
http://www.gizmag.com/palacio-de-sal-salt-hotel/23255/ 11-15-14
http://www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com/PalaciodeSal 11-15-14
http://www.kayak.com/Uyuni-Hotels-Hotel-Palacio-de-Sal.389256.ksp 11-15-14
Luna Salada Hotel
4 star hotel
built entirely of salt
rooms decorated with textiles
rooms have
- hair dryer
- private bathroom
- king and twin sized beds
- internet
wifi
- coffee shop
- laundry service
- restaurant
around $151 per person per day
http://www.kayak.com/Uyuni-Hotels-Hotel-Luna-Salada.650184.ksp 11-15-14
http://en.hrs.com/bolivia/uyuni/luna-salada-hotel-de-sal.html 11-15-14

Isla Incahuasi
- name means home of the Incas because they found refuge there when they were crossing the
flat
- unique cacti that are hundreds of years old
- made out of coral
- middle of the salt flat
- restaurants
- gift shops
http://bolivia.for91days.com/2011/06/25/incahuasi-home-of-the-incas/ 11-16-14
Images
- http://twoblindtoride.org/images/2012/2012072301a.jpg 11-16-14
- http://www.mountainstamp.com/Bolivia_pictures/Bolivia_0000_map_Uyuni.jpg 11-16-14
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%E3%83%8B%E2%91%A1.jpg 11-16-14
- http://planetden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/salar-de-uyuni-bolivia.jpg 11-16-14
- http://explosivecuriosity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Uyuni.jpg 11-16-14
- http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/38/b5/ec/lobby.jpg 11-16-14
- http://cdn1.buuteeq.com/upload/8865/palacio-de-sal96.jpg.814x407_default.jpg 11-16-14
- http://r-ec.bstatic.com/images/hotel/840x460/136/13680109.jpg 11-16-14
- http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/0a/88/7a/habitacion-de-sal.jpg 11-16-14
- http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/0a/88/7d/observacion-de-estrellas.jpg 11-1614
- http://hotelesdelmundo.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/imagen-y-video-055.jpg 11-16-14
- http://www.international-travel-writers.com/images/SalarFlamingosOpt.jpg 11-16-14
- http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/60/25/c5/salar-de-uyuni.jpg 11-16-14
- http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/x/www.wonderslist.com/i2.wp.com/www.wonderslist.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/11/Salar-de-UyuniBolivia.jpg,qresize=500,P2C300.pagespeed.ce.SQu25jPzr5.jpg 11-16-14