Colchani

Name: Hotel de Sal Luna Salada
Price range: $243 total
Rating: 8.6

Travel Guide

The South American Puna Flamingo is also known as James's Flamingo (so named for Harry Berkeley James) and Lesser Andean Flamingo. It received its common name "Puna" from its natural habitat - "puna" is the local word for high Andean plateau. The flamingo's characteristic pink / salmon-colored plumage is caused by their beta carotene-rich diet.

The Puna Flamingos occur on the high Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina where they usually occur at altitudes of over 3,000 m (9,900 ft).
Together with the other South American flamingos -- namely the Andean Flamingos and Chilean Flamingos, they inhabit salt lakes and lagoons in the Andean mountains, After the breeding season, most migrate to lower attitudes for the winter. Some remain at lakes near hot springs.

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The only salt-making facilities using salt from the Salar de Uyuni are located in Colchani – a cooperative joint-owned by all salt workers. There is an estimated 10 billion tonnes of salt contained in the Salar de Uyuni, with around 25,000 tonnes excavated and processed at Colchani annually.

They scrape salt off the salar into pyramid-shaped piles and leave it to dry in the sun. Once dry (after 4 days or so) the salt is shoveled into trucks and carted to Colchani to be processed. It is cooked in ovens to dry further, then iodine is added and the mixture milled before being sealed into 1 kilogram sacks. The final product – table salt – is sold by the cooperative in Bolivia and Brazil.

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Hotel Jardines de Uyuni

Av. Potosi 113 Uyuni

$117 nightly

$117 total

Mar 25 - Mar 26

Stay at this hotel in Uyuni. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions Museo ...

9/10 Wonderful! (310 reviews)

Clean room & convenient location Very good restaurant on site

Reviewed on Mar 12, 2026

Hotel Palacio de Sal

Orillas del Salar de Uyuni Uyuni

$351 nightly

$351 total

Mar 16 - Mar 17

Book a stay at this luxury hotel in Uyuni. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews.

9/10 Wonderful! (170 reviews)

One of the better hotels in Uyuni, but it is desperately in need of renovation and updating. The breakfast buffet is terrible.

Reviewed on Mar 2, 2026

Hotel de Sal Luna Salada

25 kms away from Uyuni town Uyuni

$243 nightly

$243 total

Apr 2 - Apr 3

Book a stay at this spa hotel in Uyuni. Enjoy free breakfast, a full-service spa, and 2 bars/lounges.

8.6/10 Excellent! (523 reviews)

Amazing excellent experience everyone on the team was very helpful and attentive would go back any day.

Reviewed on Feb 25, 2026

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Enjoyable 2-bedroom apartment with WiFi in Uyuni

Uyuni Departamento de Potosí

Stay at this apartment in Uyuni. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a fitness center. Popular attractions Archaeology and Anthropology Museum of the ...

10/10 Exceptional! (1 review)

Reviewed on May 20, 2025

THE LITTLE HOUSE APARTHOTEL

Colón Uyuni Departamento de Potosí

Stay at this aparthotel in Uyuni. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and housekeeping. Popular attractions Archaeology and Anthropology Museum of the Southern ...

CABAÑAS SAL Y PIEDRA (perfect lodging in the city of UYUNI )

Uyuni Departamento de Potosí

Stay at this apartment in Uyuni. Popular attractions Museo de Trenes and Plaza Arce are located nearby.

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