This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features salt flats and lakes in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes Mountains. Acquired in April 2024, this false-color image shows part of the Oruro ...
An curved arrow pointing right. At a staggering 4,086 square miles, Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni is the biggest salt flat in the world. During the rainy season, it essentially turns into a giant mirror.
Himalayan pink salt is often used in cooking as a finishing salt, or even in decorative salt lamps. Kala Namak, also known as black salt, is a type of rock salt that has a distinctive sulfurous aroma ...