tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post7365345304116884486..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: The Salar de Uyunipohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-31253400273751398402011-11-02T11:50:11.521+13:002011-11-02T11:50:11.521+13:00P,
Indeed, at about 4K SqMiles, vs the 40 Sq miles...P,<br />Indeed, at about 4K SqMiles, vs the 40 Sq miles here.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-43644850909625674142011-11-02T09:24:08.932+13:002011-11-02T09:24:08.932+13:00Maureen, the Salar was only one aspect of an excel...Maureen, the Salar was only one aspect of an excellent tour. The altiplano (photo coming up soon) affected me strongly, too.<br /><br />Robin, in other ways the Salar also resembled a moonscape — most noticeably in the apparent lack of life. On the salt flats themselves, no trace of a plant, no birds, not even invertebrates (although they're likely to be blown there), and perhaps microscopic organisms live there, unseen.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-38324049122156237892011-11-01T11:40:11.822+13:002011-11-01T11:40:11.822+13:00That does look so other-worldly, like a moonscape....That does look so other-worldly, like a moonscape. Beautiful. <br /><br />Glad your travels are going well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-17534683315179513742011-11-01T04:49:03.456+13:002011-11-01T04:49:03.456+13:00What a strange landscape! Can't wait to hear m...What a strange landscape! Can't wait to hear more about this. Hasta pronto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-46765708508529568652011-11-01T03:25:30.232+13:002011-11-01T03:25:30.232+13:00Zhoen, I imagine these salt flats are strange and ...Zhoen, I imagine these salt flats are strange and impressive places anywhere. The Salar de Uyuni is enormous, though, and the sheer scale must give it unique characteristics.<br /><br />RR, no one lives on the salt flats themselves, but small villages on the edges supplement fairly traditional ways of life (grazing llamas, growing quinua, etc) with providing services like accommodation to tour groups.<br /><br />Barbara, thank you :^) So far I've been very lucky, but I heard just a day or two ago that yet another friend had been robbed on a bus further north. South America's a wonderful place, but not somewhere to be casual about security.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-60837055109218629912011-11-01T01:47:46.909+13:002011-11-01T01:47:46.909+13:00Rather surreal and I am most impressed. Beautiful...Rather surreal and I am most impressed. Beautiful as always, Pete. Take care.Barbara Butler McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250129625281645201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-25014311396382184862011-10-31T21:18:48.286+13:002011-10-31T21:18:48.286+13:00Who lives here? I wait with great interest.Who lives here? I wait with great interest.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-82881551421329361052011-10-31T13:03:34.079+13:002011-10-31T13:03:34.079+13:00Ah, one of these just west of us. Salt flats, rem...Ah, one of these just west of us. Salt flats, remnants of old seabed, Lake Bonneville in Utah.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com