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Uyuni is a Bolivian city located in the Antonio Quijarro province of the Potosí department. This city and municipality is located in the southwest of the country and due to its tourist character it has very good access to the rest of Bolivia, this is largely due to the Joya Andina Airport that was inaugurated in 2011 and allows connecting with the cities of Sucre, La Paz, Rurrenabaque and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

The name of the city is of Aymara origin and is derived from the word “Uyu” which means concentration point and “Ni” which means place, which can be translated as concentration place.

Uyuni's climate is quite pleasant, with long, cool summers and cold, dry winters. Throughout the year, the temperature varies between -3 ° C and 21 ° C, rarely exceeding these limits.

The city is internationally famous for being the gateway to the Salar de Uyuni, which is located in the Province of Daniel Campos and is the largest salt desert in the world. This paradisiacal destination Can be accessed by land, from Chile through the Pan American highway number 5 and within Bolivia through the Potosí-Uyuni asphalt road.

Despite the fact that this salt flat has the largest lithium reserve in the world, its true attraction is tourism as it has become famous after the National Geographic magazine classified it as the most beautiful place in the world.

The Uyuni salt flat is of great economic importance for Bolivia, first of all because it has become the most visited place in the country, receiving more than 30,000 tourists annually, and also because 25,000 tons of salt are extracted from it every year. In the place you can visit the island of the fish, where you can see cacti up to 10 meters high, and mummies more than 3,000 years old that evidence the millenary life in this site. There are also several hotels built exclusively with blocks of salt, these stand out for being considered the most extravagant in the world. However, the greatest attraction of Uyuni is the natural landscape, which promises unparalleled photos and experiences.

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