NHK Documentary

Uyuni Salt Flats lies on the Bolivian plateau in the middle of the Andes mountains. Believed to have been formed 500 million years ago by the earth' s crustal movement, the salt flats extend 100 kilometers north to south and 120 kilometers east to west. The white carpet which spreads as far as the eye can see, turns into a spectacular mirror when it rains with the reflection of the entire sky stretching out to the horizon. Revealing the fascinating secret of its formation, this program takes the viewers into the miraculous world of the Uyuni Salt Flats.