Salar de Coipasa

Oruro Department · Bolivia

Salar de Coipasa, Bolivia
Photo: NASA, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
Budget
$
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This vast salt flat sits north of its larger and more famous neighbor, ringed by a shallow salt lake and the volcanic cone of Cerro Coipasa rising from its center. Fewer travelers reach the crusted white expanse, making it a quiet alternative for stark high-altitude scenery.

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