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Where's the beach? This plain is what was left behind after an ancient lake dried up more than ten thousand years ago. At more than four thousand square miles, this is the largest place of its kind in the world-more than twenty-five times the size of a similar place in the United States which has become famous for setting some of the world's fastest land speed records. Located at twelve thousand feet, near the crest of the Andes mountains, the harsh environment keeps most plants and animals away; however, there are a few hills which contain "fertile" soil in which a variety of cactuses can be found. In addition, November brings a splash of pink as flamingoes have adopted the place as a breeding ground.
Aside from tourism, this place specializes in the export of the world's favorite flavor enhancer. More than ten billion tons of the stuff is just sitting there, waiting to be mined. It is so plentiful that they even built a hotel out of it!
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You are looking at a former mission church-the site of a thirteen day battle which played an important role in the Lone Star State's battle for independence. The church, built in 1724, served as the home to missionaries and their Indian converts before being closed by the Spanish government over seventy years later. In the early 1800s, the former church served as a military station for several different groups of fighters during two separate wars for independence.
During the second revolution, this building gained everlasting fame when it became the site of an epic battle where a tiny army of one hundred eighty-eight men took on the much larger army of Santa Anna. Although all of the men were defeated by Santa Anna's army, including the famed Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, their unwavering sacrifice became the battle cry for the remainder of the war.
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