A peculiar, mesmerizing plain of jagged salt stretching beyond the horizon, the Salar de Atacama in the north of Chile is the largest salt flat in the country (and third largest in the world). Surrounded by steaming volcanoes and crimson colored lunar landscapes, it is a surreal view that is just begging to be photographed. The salt flat was formed by water flowing from down from the surrounding mountain peaks and collecting in the Atacama Desert below. Unable to escape from this desert basin, the water evaporated, leaving behind deposits of crusted white and brown salt which some consider to now look like a form of dead coral. (San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile)
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