Hasta La Ideas

In 2007 the Palacio de Sal, a 16-room hotel, went up on the eastern “shore” of Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flats. Because timber and other building materials are not locally abundant, the building is constructed primarly of salt. Roughly one million salt blocks comprise the floors, walls and ceiling, as well as beds, tables and seating surfaces.

In addition to lodger’s rooms, the Palacio de Sal is kitted out with lounging areas, a spa, dining facilities and even a golf course.

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