The Salar de Uyuni

                                                                                       Author: Shibuya K
Image: Collecting Salt at the Salar de Uyuni
Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)

Author: Luca Galuzzi

Image: Sunset at the Salar de Uyuni

Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)

The Salar de Uyuni in south-west Bolivia is currently the world’s
largest salt flat at 10,582 sq km (4,086 sq mi). It is covered by a
few meters of salt crust. The large area, clear skies and exceptional
surface flatness make the Salar an ideal object for calibrating
the altimeters of Earth observation satellites  -  wiki

A cursory peek at a salt flat

a salt desert of immense expanse 

None would have thought

it sustained properties and

of a location 
benefiting the world

which otherwise would have

been left desolate and barren

What are they may be asked?

That it’s a few meters covered

with salt crust to support the crave

of taste. Not just that. It's also for lithium
in the salt that brings in more money

Its exceptional flat surface
a unique advantage

The world’s largest there is

The flatness of a large area and the

clear skies staked its place as an ideal

site for space observations

Such is the richness of a cool expanse

of wasteland 
which did not come to waste

but benefiting mankind in unusual ways!

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