After spending a few nights in Tupiza, we hopped on board a jeep and began our journey to the Salar. We were in the company of our guide, cook (guides mother), two Aussies and a American with whom we had a great time with. We spent 8hrs driving through very remote towns whose main source of income was llamas. The land was much too dry to grow anything. Before dinner that night, we played outdoor basketball with some local kids and spent the night in basic accomodations.

The second and third day we drove around visiting spanish ruins, stunning volcanos, geizers and multicolored salt lagunas, most filled with flamengos.  We went swimming in a natural hotspring and saw many interesting rock formations along the way, caused by volcanic eruptions eons ago. One rock formation that was particularly famous due to its undeniable beauty was the piedra del arbor (rock tree). We drove across a landscape that was actually named after Salvador Dahli (the landscape looked so similar to his paintings) although strangely enough, Dahli had never visited the area. The scenery was so incredible. Everything was a kodak moment. After 12hrs of driving on our second day,  we finally reached our accomodations (in the middle of nowhere). By this time it was minus 5 degrees...a little cool but we managed to keep fairly warm. Our cook prepared delicious, hot meals everyday which was definitely a bonus.

Our third night we treated ourselves to a room in a salt hotel just outside the Salar de Uyuni. Almost everything was made out of salt (walls, ground, tables, chairs etc..). We ate llama for dinner which was definitely not a favorite of ours.

The fourth day we ventured out before sunrise to the Salar de Uyuni,  the largest salt flat in the world 12000km2. What a site! It was like driving on white, crystallized asphalt.  We explored Isla de Pescado (fish island) an old coral reef covered in ancient cactus. The oldest cactus on the island was 1,208 years old. Crazy!  From there we went to a small town and watched how salt from the flats (which can reach a depth of 12 meters) was processed into table salt, a very basic process indeed. We ended our trip in Uyuni where we headed back on an overnight bus to La Paz. It was such an incredible experience! We absolutely loved it!