The newly tapped natural resource is pulling large income for the country. Near the crest of the Andes mountain range in Bolivia lies the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world.

While the salt flats are one of Bolivia’s most popular attractions, it’s only a small part of the gorgeous Altiplano region. Many visitors indulge in a three-day tour (or longer) that includes ...

Bolivia — In the southwestern corner of Bolivia, about an hour’s flight from La Paz, the blinding white Salar de Uyuni salt flat stretches for more than 4,500 square miles. There is no place ...

But they are of course taken here on Earth, in Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats to be precise. The flats, located in Southern Bolivia near the country's Tunupa volcano make up the world's largest salt ...

The Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest and most staggeringly beautiful salt flat, hides within the folds of the Bolivian ...

A few years ago, I read that the Bolivian government was ramping up ... As soon as you learn that there’s such a thing as a salt flat, it follows that there must be a world’s biggest one ...

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See All Key Ideas The Bolivian government is set this month to choose companies that would turn the lithium in reservoirs below its salt flats into economic resources exported to the world market.

SALAR DE UYUNI - On Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, a vast white salt flat that feels almost otherworldly, Karina Quispe is watching from the sidelines a global resource race for the world's largest ...

Uyuni, Bolivia, Jan 1 (EFE).- On the salt flats of Uyuni in southwestern Bolivia, the horizon seamlessly merges with sky, a natural wonder where hundreds of tourists celebrated New Year this weekend.

Lithium extraction poses environmental risks, particularly to water security in the arid region where the Uyuni Salt Flats are located. Bolivia is making a play to become a major global lithium ...

Slipping on my rubber boots, I step into the big pool that has a depth of about 8cm. Standing between the never-ending sea of white, I seem to have lost my bearings. When the ripples on the pool ...