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Our tour of the Salar is in good hands?? |
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Last stop before we enter the Salar. |
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Having a tea at the hotel! |
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Here's Jorge and I! In the background is some local mining activity. |
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What curious tourists do in the Salar?
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Looking out the window as we traverse the Salar's flatness! |
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Just where is the sky? Where is the road?? |
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Stopping for repairs! The salt water really does a job on these vehicles! |
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Here's the Isla de Pescado! |
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How do these cacti survive in this barren place?? |
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This cactus is 12.3 meters tall. It is 1,203 years old! WOW!! |
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Getting ready for the return trip! |
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Looking back toward the Isla for other tourists who may have had trouble! |
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