Salt Flats and Altiplano

The next part of our journey would comprise of 3 days of 4WD over the Bolivian salt flats. On our first day, we visited a site known as the train cemetery where we were able to see some abandoned trains leftover from a more industrial period of the region. After the train cemetery, we visited the salt flats, which were surreal as there was just white as far as the horizon. We then visited Isla Incahuasi, an "island" full of cacti, and after taking a range of photos, including some cool perspective photos, we set off for where we would spend the first night on the Bolivian Altiplano.

The second day was spent visiting a number of lagoons. It was here that we were able to see giant flamboyances of flamingos. Later that afternoon, we had a final stop to see some natural geysers, which were stunning, but it is debatable if the smell made it worth getting out of the car!
Once we got to our location of the accommodation for our second night, we got changed into some warmer clothes, had dinner, and then headed down to the natural hot spring for some stargazing. It was freezing on the walk down (pretty sure below freezing), but it was definitely worth it once we got in the hot springs and were able to observe the stars without any light pollution.

The third day, we left the cold and windy Bolivian Altiplano for the Chile border crossing and San Pedro de Atacama.Read more