Travel around Xhile - Bolivia - Peru

Without any further flat tires, we drive onto the salt flats around half past three. A strange experience. The flats most resemble a frozen and snow-covered lake. The enormous surface (about one-fifth the size of the Netherlands) makes the flats and the journey across them truly special. We drive in a straight line toward Isla del Pescado. This takes about forty-five minutes over the salt flats. Isla del Pescado, or Cactus Island, rises like a ghost ship from the salt in the middle of the flats. The island is completely covered with cacti, some as tall as ten meters. From the top of the island, there is a magnificent view over the Salar de Uyuni. On all sides, you see nothing but salt. We must hurry to get back down in time to see the sunset over the flats. To get a good view of the setting sun, we walk a little way out onto the flats from the island. After a whole day in the jeep, it’s actually nice to stretch our legs.