SALAR DE UYUNI是湖,又不是湖。这是世界上最大的盐碱平原,海拔3653米,面积达到12000平方公里,是我国青海湖面积的2.5倍。这个盐碱平原占了玻利维亚西南部的大部分地方。它曾经是史前的Lago Minchin盐湖的一部分,干涸以后保留下一些季节性盐水湖泊和几个盐碱洼地。盐壳最厚的地方可达7米左右。人们可以驾车驶越湖面。 SALAR DE UYUNI is a lake, not a lake. This is the world’s largest saline plain, 3653 meters above sea level, an area of ​​12000 square kilometers, is China’s Qinghai Lake area 2.5 times. This saline-alkaline plain covers most of southwestern Bolivia. It used to be part of the prehistoric Lago Minchin Salt Lake, leaving some seasonal lagoons and several salina depressions after it dried up. The thickest place of the salt shell can reach about 7 meters. People can drive over the lake by car.