
When you take your first step onto the magical salt flats, there is almost a sense of being in a galaxy far, far away. There is always something amazing about a toy dinosaur that looks 100 ft tall! With a little imagination, the photo opportunities at the Salar de Uyuni truly are boundless. Alongside the beautifully reflective white salt underfoot, this phenomenon of nature allows travelers in the area to experiment with perspective in their photos, creating some fantastic, rather confusing images. It was this beauty that resulted in the creation of the famous Salar de Uyuni Star Wars scene, making use of the vast, flat land to film one of the most epic Star Wars battles to date.Īlthough the Bolivian salt flats are undoubtedly beautiful, they are most famous for the incredible photo opportunity the perfectly flat surface represents.

One of the most traveled to destinations in Bolivia, the salt flats formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes, creating one of the flattest naturally-formed places on Earth.


Spanning an area of over 10,000km², there is something quite mesmerizing about the vastness of the beautiful salt flats. There’s no doubt that the incredible Salar de Uyuni is one of the most amazing places on Earth.
