Monday, April 20, 2009

When is the best time to visit the Salar de Uyuni


Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of South American flamingos: the Chilean, James's and Andean flamingos. It is also a significant tourist destination; highlights include a salt hotel and several so-called islands. Also, Salar de Uyuni holds half of the world's reserves of lithium, a metal which is used in high energy density batteries.
The best time to travel is the season from July to November, when the salt bed is very dry. The major attraction of this area is its landscape, the Salt Hotel, and Fish Island (Isla de Pescado). The activities that you can do it there are landscapes, wildlife observation, and ecotourism. Travelers can soak in hot springs, watch flocks of flamingos feeding in the lakes and observe the simple but hard life of Andean villagers. Isla Del Pescado (Fish Island) is located at the centre of the Salar de Uyuni this fish-shaped island is the largest in the group of oasis-type ecosystems. Its landscape of rock and huge cacti in contrast with a pure white sea of salt is very photogenic.
The wet, and warmer season, is between November and March when flood waters turn the Salar into a giant mirror. However rain can also make roads impassable. The dry season, April to October, is much colder (temperatures can be as low as -20C) but a more popular time to travel. While the flamingos are always there, they are more numerous in September.

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