The great salt flats

We left Tilcara and head for what we thought was going to be a leisurely drive to the salt flats.  We drove though a canyon and up, up up, up the side of the Andes. There were so many switch backs . The vistas were breathtaking. Every turn a new terrain to look at. This was even more spectacular than the Valle Grande. When we reached the peak ( seriously like driving to the top of the Alps) we started heading down and off in the distance we could see a white lake. It took us another 45 minutes to reach it but WHOW it was beautiful.

Look closely you can see a car on the road

Everybody was trying to do an optical illusion picture.......except AL and I. We've looked better.

They cut these pools to harvest the salt