Escape To The Last Jedi Battleground In Bolivia And Stay In A Hotel Made Entirely Out Of Salt

JAN 5, 2018 @ 05:19 PM
Escape To The Last Jedi Battleground In Bolivia And Stay In A Hotel Made Entirely Out Of Salt
Jim Dobson , CONTRIBUTOR



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Planet Crait from the film "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" filmed on the Salar de Luna Salt

Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is a spectacular and dramatic landscape from another world. Used as the battlefield location for the hit motion picture Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the expansive area is highlighted in the film as the planet Crait with its stunning red sand jutting up beneath the Resistance ski speeders.

When not utilized for space-age battles, the area of Salar de Uyuni is a natural salt flat located in Bolivia that stretches more than 4,000 miles and is 12,000 feet above sea level. It was created by a lack of water and from heavy evaporation during the last ice age, resulting in a flat landscape covered in a thick accumulation of salt. When it rains and the nearby lakes overflow, the salt mines look like the world’s largest mirror with a thin layer of water providing the perfect Instagrammable portrait and the effect of walking on water.



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Interior Luna Salada Hotel

It is within this remote location that the Luna Salada Hotel & Spa proudly stands on a promontory overlooking the region. The hotel is made entirely out of salt from the walls to the furniture and even the floors. All windows open up to the stark white salty plains just outside of the resort. Despite being constructed with salt blocks, the hotel retains a cozy charm filled with warmth for winter evenings or cool during the summer months.



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Lounge at the Luna Salada Hotel

The rooms are filled with Andean designs, art, and furniture. The hotels delightful Tunupa restaurant offers up regional food (including a highly regarded Llama burger, Pique a lo Macho and Coca cakes) and there is even a spa with steam room and massage rooms offer salt based treatments with endless views.

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