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BOLIVIA : Uyuni Salt Flats

Posted by Sian August - 28 - 2009 - Friday
Photo from the book Toilets of the World by Morna E. Gregory and Sian  James. Cactus toilet in the Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia.

Straight out of a surreal painting, this “island” covered in giant cacti is in the middle of an astonishing 12,000 square kilometre salt desert. On the remote Bolivian high plateau things are often made of the materials at hand. This toilet was carved from the trunk of a dried cactus, which is the only abundant material other than salt. For comfort’s sake, all its needles have been removed. Situated along the hiking trail which circles the island, this toilet sits over a hole dug in the ground.

Incahuasi Island
Uyuni Salt Flats
Altiplano Boliviano
BOLIVIA

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One Response to “BOLIVIA : Uyuni Salt Flats”

  1. morna says:

    Hi Pett!

    This website is brand new so still lots of stuff to be uploaded. Check back regularly for loads of new material to be posted! As for the book, the paperback edition will be on sale next month.

    Hope this answers your question!

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