Purple Light on Salar the Uyuni at Sunrise , Bolivia 照片檔

The Altiplano or Andean Plateau , in west-central South America, lies mainly within Bolivian territory while a small northern parts in Peru and southern parts in Chile and Argentina. The Altiplano is an area of inland drainage of the central Andes with an average height of about 3,750 meters .The Altiplano is dominated by massive active volcanoes of the Central Volcanic Zone to the west, and the Cordillera Real in the north east while the Atacama Desert, lies to the southwest of the Altiplano and to the east lies the humid Amazon rainforest.This intense vulcanic and geothermal activity is the mainly responseble of the actual landscape of the whole Altiplano, that is really incredible. The Altiplano is rich of colored lakes , tall vulcanos and extended salt flat.Salar de Uyuni was one of the most astonishing place visited during my tour in South America.It is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers , It is located in the southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is at an elevation of 3,656 meters above mean sea level. Aymara legend tells that the mountains Tunupa, Kusku and Kusina, which surround the Salar, were giant people. Tunupa married Kusku, but Kusku ran away from her with Kusina. Grieving Tunupa started to cry while breast-feeding her son. Her tears mixed with milk and formed the Salar. Many locals consider the Tunupa an important deity and say that the place should be called Salar de Tunupa rather than Salar de Uyuni. In the presented picture pre-dawn light illuminate of purple tones the vastness of Salar de Uyuni.