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High amidst the Andean mountaintops is the hotel Playa Blanca, a solitary structure surrounded by an almost endless sea of white. The ‘white’ is not snow, but salt, 10 billion tons to be exact. So it makes sense that this most abundant of materials would be used to build an entire hotel, from the salt brick walls, floors and roof, all the way down to the tables, chairs and even beds.
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- E% x& \7 O: N( J- h2 E* Lwww.tvboxnow.comIn Bolivia near the Chilean border, the salt hotel can be found in the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world. The satellite image shows Salar de Uyuni from space, surrounding Mount Tunupa. At 10,582 km² (4,085 square miles), it is 25 times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States. Near Uyuni is the smaller salt desert Salar de Coipasa and two lakes, Poopó Lake and Uru Uru Lake. About 40,000 years ago, the entire area was covered by Lake Minchin, a giant prehistoric lake. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# j% b7 n | j/ r2 H% _' w
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) |& S e+ p( o$ x8 O# etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOnly about 25,000 tons of the 10 billion tons of available salt is extracted from Salar de Uyuni each year. Major minerals found are gypsum and halite, and half of the world's lithium can also be found here. Visitors of the Playa Blanca can expect to see huge piles of salt outside the hotel's windows:/ _: j, u8 {, H5 u
Salt piles
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Featuring a bar, living room, dining room and 15 bedrooms, the hotel provides tourists with a unique living experience. Visitors can lounge on salted stools and a picnic table by the 'pool' to soak in the view: tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 J" n' I9 d0 I4 j
7 w9 w! G$ a. h, s1 |0 AThe building is built of salt blocks fused together by a mixture of water and of course, salt, which creates a strong, cement-like substance.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. `; F* F. }; |$ ]9 g) x
Close up of salt bricks
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Inside you'll find yourself in a cozy, salty space:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- u. U& m6 r; @: Y
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% n' h, [5 @/ |# _% pWhen the flats aren't covered in water, visitors can take walks with salt crunching underfoot:
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And when the salt flats are covered in water, beautiful reflections are seen:. E2 j2 L; N3 l" j9 _
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9 v) d6 y) t3 [+ _8 q) E, ewww.tvboxnow.comThe hotel, recently renamed the Salt Palace and Spa, sits in the middle of the Uyuni Salt Flats -- Salar de Uyuni -- a prehistoric lake of salt near the Chilean border, covering 40 square miles at an altitude of 12,500 feet. The salt flat is bordered by a strange land of volcanoes and geysers, flamingoes and cactus, with a rich history and spectacular scenery that has become one of Bolivia's main tourist destinations. |
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