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I want to go to Salar De Uyuni, because there is history and this place has two world records. One world record is the world’s largest salt flat and the other is the world’s largest natural mirror. The one thing I want to get out of this research paper is to tell you everything I can about this place. You might want to visit Salar De Uyuni when you are finished reading this paper.
The Salar De Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat. The Salar De Uyuni is the world’s largest natural mirror. A salt flat is a dried up lake in the desert. Salt flats form in hollows where rainfall can’t drain. The water gets heated then turns to vapor faster than rainfall can refill the hollow, Salar De Uyuni means salt flat enclosure; this is written in the Aymara language. The Aymara language is spoken by the people who live in the Andes. The Salar de Uyuni is located in Bolivia.
Animals can survive in this cold environment. There are pink flamingos in this area they come once a year to breed. This area is cold because it’s near the Andes, so the animals can’t live there constantly. There are also ancient cacti in the Salar De Uyuni. Another animal in the Salar De Uyuni is rare humming birds. Also, chinchillas live here.
There are a few hotels here. Most don’t have internet service. Such as Salty Lake hotel is made of entirely of salt, everything the bricks, chairs, tables, and walls. The walls are held together with a salt mix. Hotel Playa Blanca has to have water driven in from other places. There is no heat at Hotel Playa Blanca. In 2002 Salty Lake hotel had to be rebuilt because there was a pollution problem and the area was unsafe. The new Salty Lake hotel was built near the periphery of the Salar De Uyuni. After this i...

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...e valley with her milk to make sure the child survives. The milk turned into salt and eventually ended turning into the lake. The lake was called Salar De Thunpa.
Salar De Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat. Salar De Uyuni is also the world’s largest natural mirror. Salar De Uyuni was formed 5,000,000 when the Andes Mountains were formed. Salar De Uyuni has interesting history, and facts. Salar De Uyuni contains 50%- 70% of the world’s lithium. Lithium is used in most electronics that we use today. Salar De Uyuni has legends that have been passed down for generations, by the people in the Andes and Salar De Uyuni. Salar De Uyuni isn’t completely flat. The Salar De Uyuni has a fragile ecosystem. Salar De Uyuni has an ecosystem that consists of flamingos, chinchillas, and cacti. The Bolivian government is currently doing a salt extraction project.

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