Even though the temperature was well below zero, the midday sun gave off a fierce glare, necessitating sunglasses and high-factor sun cream, all the while, the lake’s colony of James’s and Chilean flamingos – two of the three species found in the far southwest of Bolivia the other is the Andean – seemed oblivious to the harsh conditions, picking contentedly through the reeds for algae and insects. Sat at an altitude of almost 4300m in the Reserva de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa, the blood-red, ice-frosted Laguna Colorada was buffeted by gale force, bitingly cold winds. Hexagons are also present in our eyes! If you want to learn more about this crazy shape, check out Hexagons are the Bestagons.They may not look it, but flamingos are some of the toughest birds of earth.

Hexagons are an efficient shape, and they appear in the most unsuspecting places.īeeswax is a commonly known hexagon in nature, and so are the salt flats.

This includes the patterns of salt in the grounds. It’s full of hexagonsĮl Salar de Uyuni tends to arrange itself in hexagonal formations. Lithium is in lenses, spaceships, and medication. This place also has the largest lithium deposit in the world. Some of the table salt you eat may come from Bolivia. They extract it daily to eat locally and export internationally. The most obvious one is salt el Salar de Uyuni has over 10 billion tons of salt!

It has important mineralsĮl Salar de Uyuni has a wide variety of important minerals. If you want to know more about this place and learn why it’s so amazing, you’ll be delighted to read these facts about Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni 1. 11 Fascinating Facts about Salar de Uyuni Keep reading to explore the amazing landscapes and incredible facts about this unique place. Located in the high plateau region of the Andes in Bolivia, this awesome place is a key ecological, touristic, and economic importance for the entire world. The Uyuni Salt Flats of Bolivia (also known as El Salar de Uyuni) are the biggest salt flats in the world.

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