El Salar de Uyuni

I arrived at the town of Uyuni at night.  Like most of Bolivia it is quite high at 3656 m. (11,995 ft.) above sea level.

The Uyuni Salt Flats is an amazing place! The sheer whiteness of the sand makes it difficult to get depth perception. This was my attempt at looking like I was leaning on my LP.













Needless to say I am a novice (but enthusiastic) photographer. Here I was trying to look like I was riding a salt llama.














In this isolated and inhospitable place, it seems like the llamas felt quite at home!












Being kept company by pink flamingos! The lagoon is red because of a chemical in the water.











Our motley crew of travelers included three Peruvian sisters, a French couple and me. This lagoon was green because of an algae in the water.  The amazing natural landscape reminded me of Yellowstone.









The sunset was spectacular. The lagoons came in different colors and so does the sunset!











This is the "Rock Tree".











I could not resist taking a photo of the Saguaro cactus. It reminded me of Tucson, AZ!














Yeah!  Another train ride... Off to Potosi!