Salt and flat are apposite words. The Salar de Uyuni is mostly regular old sodium chlorideâten billion tons of it, packed into a crust several feet thick. It is so uniformly flat that itâs where NASA goes to calibrate laser altimeters.
Singer Freddy Fender Dead at 69. Singer-songwriter Freddy Fender, acclaimed for his work as a solo artist and with the Texas Tornados, died Saturday (Oct. 14) at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas, following a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was 69.
Remembering Glenn Fry. Sadly, Glenn Frey of the Eagles died yesterday at 67. Glenn Fry of the EAGLES passed away yesterday, of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia. He was 67. Heâd been battling intestinal issues for months and had major surgery back in November.