The Salar de Uyuni is located in the Bolivian highlands, in the middle of the Andes mountain range. It is characterized by being the largest continuous desert of salt and the highest in the world.
The Salar de Uyuni is one of the biggest attractions in Bolivia and Latin America. It corresponds to the largest continuous and high salt desert in the world.
It is found in the Bolivian highlands, in the Andes mountain range at about 2650 meters above sea level. It is characterized by its large quantity of salt, more than 10 billion tons, of which 25 thousand are extracted each year. It is also the largest lithium reserve in the world that corresponds to 70% of the world's lithium.
The Salar de Uyuni is visited by more than 60 thousand tourists every year. In November it becomes the place of the flamingos since at this time they put their young and arrive to settle in this desert of salt. There are also archaeological remains and mummies that contain more than 3 thousand years of antiquity. We can also find giant cacti that can reach up to 10 meters in height.
