Going deep into the salt flats to the west from Uyuni
you’ll find Isla Incahuasi / Isla del Pescado in the middle of it, which hosts lots of gigantic cacti (Echinopsis atacamensis).
These can grow as tall as 10-12 meters.
Going to the south from Salar de Uyuni in the Bolivian altipano you’ll see amazing volcanic rock formations from eruptions from long-long time ago.
All mountains around here are volcanoes – mostly extinct. We are spotting an active one exactly on the border between Chile and Bolivia, which still releases smoke.
Being at above 4000 meters the flora here is not too rich, but the colors and shapes are magical.
Lamas walk freely all around.
At Laguna Hedionda we spot lots of flamingos taking lunch.
On our way back from the south we see lots of vicunas, which live in the wild freely and are somewhat similar to lamas.