Uyuni

Uyuni lies beside the immense salt flat of the southern Bolivian altiplano. The white basin is the remnant of ancient lakes; above its level surface rise the cactus-covered island of Incahuasi and, to the north, the volcano Tunupa. Neighbouring communities have long valued the salar for its salt. Seasonal water spreads over the flat, turning the salt crust into a broad reflective sheet.