The rainy season started earlier than previous years, and rainfall was well above average over the southern Altiplano,” said hydrologist Jorge Molina Carpio of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. “The extent of the filling of Salar de Uyuni this year is above normal. In fact, local newspapers reported flooding in some areas and temporary prohibitions on travel across the salar during the busy tourist season. In early 2022, that watery mirror grew larger and lingered longer than it has in several years.Ībundant rainfall around the Altiplano in November, December, and early January had the Salar de Uyuni brimming with water nearly to its edges. During the rainy season, water can fill part of the salt flat and give it a stunning, mirror-like appearance. For much of the year, it stretches out in a seemingly endless expanse of white, with a salt crust covering 10,000 square kilometers (4,000 square miles). Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat (or playa) in the world.
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