That wonderful place on the planet that is the Uyuni Salt Flatlocated in Bolivia, forty thousand years ago was a part of a gigantic prehistoric lake called Minchin, which later became Lake Tauca, later transformed into small lakes, which finally ended up becoming the enormous Salar de Uyuni, which has a very curious legend about its origin.
This legend tells that its formation was due to the fact that the Tunupa Volcano spilled a lot of breast milk when it was stripped of its newborn; so every year his tears flooded this sea of salt in the rainy season, which allowed the creation of the largest natural mirror in the world, which provides a unique and spectacular view, when it is united with the image of the sky .
The Uyuni Salt Flat It is the largest salt desert in the world, and in its 10,500 km2 of surface a natural mirror is projected that impacts everyone who visits it, due to the reflection effect produced by the salt, which has earned it the title of the number one natural wonder, in the list of the 25 natural wonders of the world.
In the entire enormous surface of this salt flat, which is also known as the «Dali Desert», there are about 10 billion tons of salt, with about 25 thousand tons being extracted each year. In addition, there is one of the largest lithium reserves in the world; this element that is called to be the most important source of energy, compared to oil; and that is currently the basis of the operation of batteries for cell phones and even electric cars; and if this happens, Bolivia could become a world energy power.
One of the most curious and impressive events of the Salar de Uyuni takes place when the salt exactly reflects the sky; giving an impressive feeling of walking on clouds; hence it has been considered one of the most beautiful, impressive and inspiring places in the world.
On the other hand, mummies of 3000 years old have been found in a cave of the salt flat, and currently five mummies can be seen, called the «Mummies of Coquesa», which still have an excellent state of conservation, due to the cold and dry climate. from the site, they even preserve part of the hair, skin, nails and their clothes, and next to them are vessels and utensils as part of the funerary customs and rituals of thousands of years ago.
Another curiosities about the Salar de Uyuni, is that the first man who stepped on the moon, Neil Armstrong, visited it with his family, because he was shocked when he observed it from space, although he did not know that it was that place. After he was on land, and asked about the site, he said that he should visit it to see up close the spectacular beauty of this salt flat.
One of the important facts about this place is that the first train that traveled through Bolivian lands passed through there, in 1899, connecting Uyuni with Antofagasta in Chile; with the aim of exporting the silver extracted from the Huanchaca mines. Years later, these trains, which represented progress, became a cemetery with dozens of reddish-orange wagons, which are abandoned next to the salt flat.
One of the events that took place recently in the Salar de Uyuni, and that filled us with pride, curiosity and satisfaction, was the filming in this place of the final scene of the latest installment of the ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ saga. ; where the final battle takes place, where this salt flat offers its impressive beauty, to be the location of a part of the film, where the spectators can enjoy the impressive image.
Likewise, in the Salar de Uyuni, there are a large number of small islands, being the island of «Incahuasi», one of the well-known; where there are gigantic cacti known as cardons, which have witnessed the passage of time for thousands of years, and have survived one of the most arid and harsh ecosystems in the world; which gives them greater value, and adorns this marvelous place with their stamp, which deserves to be among the most beautiful natural wonders in the world.
Another of the Curiosities about the Salar de Uyuni, is that it has been visited by many of the video game superheroes, such as the «Justice League», and even this impressive natural setting appears in chapter 8 of «Injustice: Gods Among Us»; which adds a greater attractiveness and tourist projection, increasing more and more the number of people from all over the world, who want to travel to Bolivia to see this natural spectacle; and that undoubtedly, they will be pleasantly impressed when enjoying one of the most photographed and beautiful images that exist on the planet.