¿Sal, nieve o mar?

The big finale was the Salar de Uyuni, which we visited on Saturday.  We woke up at 5:30am to catch the sunrise on the salt flat-- a true terrestrial marvel.

I kept having to pinch myself, the salty ground was quite similar to what a snowy lake might look like in Massachusetts.

The sun came out and my fingers began to thaw.

The boarder of the Salar is not very thick, only a few cms, but towards the middle of the area the salt can be found to be almost 8 meters deep!  Yum!

The hexagonal ridge design is a product of the salty earth `breathing` with the wet and dry climates that pass throughout the year.

Luckly, because it is the dry season, we were able to scope the Isla de Pescado, which is an island situated in the middle of the Salar, usually surrounded by water and impassable by Jeep.  The island was completely covered with ancient cactuses.  Only growing 1 cm a year, the tallest one calculated to be about 900 years old!

Besides spectating the wonder and beauty of it all what else is a tourist to do, but. . .

TAKE SILLY PHOTOS!!!!:

showing off

Negative space and dimensional creativity allow for wackky fun!

Leo is a cool dude.