The stark white salt formations are the result of the evaporation of prehistoric lakes. It is located where Lake Minchin once was 40,000 years ago. This unique ecosystem is an otherworldly experience ...

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. The ...

The sun is strong on my cheeks, and bright, even against my shut eyelids. I’ve been instructed to be patient and to keep my eyes closed, and to trust that my guide, Israel Villarroel, wouldn’t lead me ...

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 - and almost untapped - ...

Driving across the vast salt flats of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is like gliding atop nothingness. All around stretches a bright white vastness of minerals that reach hundreds of feet down into the ...

Salar de Uyuni is perhaps Bolivia’s best-known geological wonder, thanks to its blindingly white landscape. From December through April, rainwater blankets the salt-crusted surface, creating a mirror ...

SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia, May 23 (Reuters) - 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 ...