Árbol de Piedra

- 22.051666666667 - 67.883333333333Koordinaten: 22 ° 3 ' 6 "S, 67 ° 53 ' 0 " W

The Arbol de Piedra (Eng. tree of stone ) is a distinctive, about 7 meters high and caused primarily by ground- Windabrasion rock formation of volcanic rock. It is located in the Bolivian Siloli Desert in the Potosí Department in the Altiplano, a high plateau between the West ( Cordillera Occidental) and the Eastern Andes ( Cordillera Oriental ) at 4575 meters above sea level. Accompanied by some smaller rocks mushroom rock lies near the Salar de Uyuni in the Altiplano and is a tourist attraction in the National Park of the fauna of the Andes " Eduardo Avaroa " dar. Next important places are the Uyuni some 200 kilometers northeast of lying and about 100 km south-west lying chile Calama. Around the Arbol de Piedra are more striking rock formations nearby.