The Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi) and a major tourist destination in Bolivia, devoid of wildlife or vegetation but home to an estimated 10-billion tons of salt.
What is no less incredible is that people who visit this amazing place, stay. How does one build something in the middle of vast emptiness? The answer is astonishing.
This exotic part of the world is in for a real treat, and a stay in one of the world’s most unique hotel is a real experience. A lack of conventional construction materials in the area means that hotels are built entirely with salt blocks cut from the Salar itself. The most famous is Palacio de Sal, Spanish for “Palace of Salt”.
The hotel is made of 1 million 4-inch salt blocks, used for the floor, walls, ceiling and furniture, including beds, tables…
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