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My entire eight-month adventure was inspired by Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat, in Southern Bolivia. Now, it has officially been checked off my bucket list!

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

I did a three-day jeep tour from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile to Uyuni, Bolivia with a group of awesome friends I met during my travels. We woke up at 4 a.m. to reach the flats by sunrise. I will never forget the moment the jeep drove onto the salt flats – an endless sea of white stretched out to greet the pink horizon. I was living my daydreams.

Isla del Pescado, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Isla del Pescado, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Who knew there was a random island of cacti in the middle of the salt flats?

Isla del Pescado, Bolivia

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Salt cones await harvest at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.

Salt cones await harvest at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.

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There are various lagoons en route to the salt flats filled with flamingos. I decided I love flamingos and felt the need to take 20,000 photos of them, which is why editing took forever. Who knew they liked cold weather?

Flamingos, Bolivia

I think this little guy would love the pond on my parent’s farm in South Carolina.

 

Nope, these aren’t llamas but a close relative – the vicuña.

vicuña at Laguna Blanca.

Laguna Blanca near the Chile border.

Cementerio de Trenes - The Train Cemetery in Uyuni, Bolivia

Cementerio de Trenes – The Train Cemetery in Uyuni, Bolivia

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