The Salar de Uyuni desert is famous for its gleaming surface waters and hexagonal salt crust patterns, but below this otherworldly landscape lie about 11 million tons of highly sought-after lithium.

Codelco and SQM have launched the NovaAndino Litio joint venture (JV), which will manage the exploration, extraction, ...

For years, Instagram made us believe that Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni was Earth’s biggest mirror. Visitors post dazzling photos of clouds, mountains, and themselves doubled against the thin sheet of ...

SALAR DE UYUNI, 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 ...

Discover the best time to visit the worlds largest salt flats in 2026 for the famous mirror effect. From crimson lagoons to ...

The biggest salt flat on Earth is considered by many to be the world’s largest natural mirror. A team of scientists wondered if that’s actually true, and the answer is—sort of. Reading time 2 minutes ...

The gas engine made petroleum the world's biggest commodity. The electric car could do the same for the third element on the periodic table. Nothing grows in the heart of the Salar de Atacama. this ...

At certain times of the year, nearby lakes overflow and a thin layer of water transforms the flats into a stunning reflection of the sky. This beautiful and otherworldly terrain serves as a lucrative ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

There have been different theories put forward on the origin of the Salars. The prevalent view held at the moment is that the ancestors of the Salars came from the region of Samarkand in Central Asia ...

It’s not often that a book takes on the bold task of reinstating a historical figure – forgotten or misunderstood or controversial – in their rightful place. There was Audrey Truschke’s slim biography ...