Bolivia

Bill Brubaker visits Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia

Our plan over the next three days was to visit the famed Salar de Uyuni salt flats. The area, at an elevation of 12,000 feet (and higher), has lagoons populated with flamingos; geysers that shoot sulfur steam into the crisp Andean air; a graveyard for vintage train cars; and — gasp — a hotel where we'd spend the night at 14,343 feet.

"Yes, tomorrow night we'll be staying at the Hotel Tayka del Desierto," Faustino said as he chewed away. "Some people have a hard time breathing up there. And since it's so high up it can also get very, very cold."

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