World’s Biggest Salt Flat Transforms Into Giant Mirror, Reflects the Clouds for Thousands of Miles

Stepping onto the world’s largest salt flat is just like standing on a giant mirror. On a still day in Bolivia’s rainy season, a thin layer of water covering the plateau flats of Salar de Uyuni transforms it into a vast reflection of the sky. When this happens, it can be almost impossible to distinguish where the land ends and sky begins.

One of the most otherworldly places on Earth, Salar de Uyuni covers a seemingly endless salt plain which only serves to emphasize the dazzling optical illusion. Stretching across 4,050 square miles of the Altiplano region, in the country’s southwest, it sits 4,000 yards above sea level, near the crest of the Andes mountain range. The salt flat is so big that 150 different countries could fit inside it, including Jamaica, Qatar, and the Bahamas.

Salar de Uyuni can even be seen from space. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin said that it looked like an immense white sheet when viewed from the moon. Although unsure exactly what the site was, mistaking it for a giant glacier, Armstrong vowed that upon returning to Earth he would visit it. Fulfilling this vow, the famous astronaut later became one of the first tourists to visit Salar de Uyuni and was awestruck by its beauty.

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