Global Nomads - Marvels of Nature (Broadcast from Salar de Uyuni)

Students, based on our live videoconference with experts from Bolivia, please discuss/blog on the following topics!


1. Why might the indigenous people living around the Salt Flats of Uyuni have mixed emotions about the increase in tourism to their region?

2. There were several effects from global warming mentioned which are causing climactic changes in the area of the Salar. Discuss one of these effects, and the way it might affect the delicate balance of nature in this fragile ecological zone. Do you think developed nations like the United States play a part in causing/ controlling global warming?

3. Discuss why you would or would not vote for the Salar of Uyuni to be included in the “7 new wonders of the natural world.”

4. Live videoconferencing brings real people around the world together in real time – this may change our impression of a people. How did your ideas about Bolivia change as a result of our conference?