Bolivia is one of the most well-preserved south American Indian culture and traditions, its diverse and unique natural scenery is attracting travelers from all over the world, Uyuni Salt Lake is located in the highland region of southwestErn Bolivia, above 3600 meters above sea level, every winter, Uyuni Salt Lake will be filled with rainwater, forming a shallow lake, and in summer, the lake water dries up to leave a layer of salt-based mineral hard shell, come here the breathtaking beauty of the salt lake greets people. The reflection of the sunlight from the huge salt marsh makes the sky and the salt marsh merge perfectly, forming a fantastic parallel world - the sky mirror!
Fly over the desert
No matter from which departure to go to the salt lake, the first to get to the capital of Bolivia, La Paz, from La Paz can take a plane or bus to Uyuni, it is recommended to take a plane, fast and safe, the safety situation on the Bolivian road is not very ideal, from La Paz to Uyuni every day there are flights round-trip flights, the trip is about an hour, when it is about to reach Uyuni, you can see a large white lake on the plane, here is the Uyuni Salt Lake! The world seen from the plane, simple color blocks, just like the surface of the alien, salt lake, junction, desert here is the most complete appearance of Uyuni salt lake.
A small town in the desert – Uyuni
The plane landed on a barren land - Uyuni town, the town is really small, the airport to the center of the town is only ten minutes by car, and around the whole town is also a ten minutes drive, the town gives people the feeling of the hot sun under the sky of the yellow sand, looking at a white expanse there is nothing else, here is not only the last foothold deep into the wasteland national park, but also a border town, the most important thing is the "Mirror of the Sky" tourist concentration point, from here we will start a magical trip, Although the town is small, you can still experience the architectural style of the houses here, the accommodation conditions here are not very good, and everyone should prepare dry food.
Finding the real "Mirror of the Sky"
Before entering the salt lake, there is one last small village at the entrance of the salt lake, the village is very small, a glance at the street, here to buy some Bolivian souvenirs, all kinds of interesting gadgets made of salt, to see the real sky mirror is to have rained the night before, the next day is sunny, it is possible to wait for the real sky mirror, it is also necessary to fate, but the guide here is a magical existence, they can find the quiet water, the sky mirror is in this silence and the sky, If it wasn't for the heavy rain or cloudy day, the heavens could have given us a big surprise and had a perfect sunset!
Mirror starry sky in a salt lake
Uyuni Salt Lake under the sunset is simply a fairyland, the whole world has become golden, beautiful, burning clouds, as if it is the intoxicating color in the space, the sunset falls at eight or nine o'clock, you can see the starry sky, the stars here are clean and transparent, shocking your body and mind, the stars in the sky quietly look at you, as if to attract you to it, suddenly, feel that I am actually one of the stars, the troubles in the world are suddenly gone, it turns out that I have the whole starry sky, Shakyamuni Buddha looked up at the starry sky late at night and realized the Tao, in fact, I was also deep in it! It will be the best memory of my life!
Of course, the starry sky is not the end, at this time the moon has slowly risen, and a round of bright moon shines in the heart! Uyuni Sky Mirror has no regrets!