Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - Tour South America 2018 from the Drone - HD 2K

The Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat (10,582 square kilometers). It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí, in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes and is at an elevation of 3,656 meters above sea level.
It is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average elevation variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The crust serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in Lithium. It contains 50 to 70% of the world's known Lithium reserves, which is in the process of being extracted.

One of the major tourist attractions of Uyuni is an antique train cemetery located 3 km outside the town. The trains were mostly used by the mining companies. In the 1940s the mining industry collapsed and many trains were abandoned thereby producing the train cemetery.

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Location: Uyuni Salar (Coordinates: 20°18'43.57"S, 67°18'56.53"W) & Train's Cemetery (Coordinates: 20°28'53.98"S, 66°50'16.41"W), Southwest Bolivia
Drone: Mavic Pro
Video Editing: Power Director 15
Tour Operator: Tupiza Tours, Tupiza
Music: Gustavo Santaolalla - Pampa & Pajaros (Standard YouTube Licence)

Video & Photo © Max Taverna 2018