Post #418

Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, covering 10,000 square kilometers. Abundant rainfall around the Altiplano (a wide and high part of the Andes) had the Salar de Uyuni brimming nearly to its edges, above normal levels. “This was probably related to the onset of a significant La Niña event. Strong La Niñas during the rainy season are related to positive rainfall anomalies in the southern Altiplano,” said hydrologist Jorge Molina Carpio of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés.