
Service level: Uyuni Salt Flat

Service level: Uyuni Salt Flat

Even though Bolivia is the least studied and, in terms of biodiversity, most underestimated countries of the tropics, more than 3000 different species of orchids have been identified up to now.

The Andes in Bolivia consist of two main ranges being the most western in the frontier with Chile. The formation of the Andes began at the end of the Cretaceous geological period.

One of the most bizarre examples of the Amazon fauna is this strange prehistoric-looking mammal locally called the Bufeo and scientifically Inia Boliviensis.

Since South American indigenous cultures have the winter solstice as the conception of the beginning of a new cycle of life, Aymara, Quechua (Inca), Likan Antai, Rapa Nui and Mapuche cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year with spiritual ceremonies.
