Laguna Verde Bolivia

Laguna Verde Bolivia: Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon) is a salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, in the Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province, on the Chilean border at the foot of the volcano Licancabur. Visitors may find some flamingoes dancing in the salt. Its colour is caused by sediments, containing copper minerals. It is elevated some 4,300 m (14,000 ft) above sea level. The laguna verde is well known for its spectacular scenery and hot springs. A small corridor separates the lake from Laguna Blanca.

 Laguna Verde Bolivia

 Laguna Verde Bolivia Salt Lake

 Laguna Verde Bolivia

 Laguna Verde salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano, Bolivia

 Laguna Verde Salt Lake View Point

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Salar de Uyuni Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is elevated 3,656 meters (11,995 ft) above mean sea level. The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. It is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average altitude variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The crust serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in lithium. It contains 50 to 70% of the world's lithium reserves, which is in the process of being extracted.

 Salar de Uyuni Bolivia

 Salar de Uyuni

 Salar de Uyuni Bolivia

 Salar de Uyuni Bolivia Salt Flats

 Salar de Uyuni Bolivia

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Khewra

Khewra: Salt Mine is located in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's largest and oldest salt mine and the world's second largest. It is a major tourist attaction, drawing up to 250,000 visitors a year. Its history dates back to its discovery by Alexander's troops in 320 BC, but it started trading in the Mughal era. The main tunnel at ground level was developed by Dr. H. Warth, a mining engineer, in 1872, during British rule.

 Khewra

 Khewra

 Khewra

 Khewra

 Khewra

 Khewra

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