Around Uyuni and its salt pan

The small town of Uyuni, in the Potosí Department in south western Bolivia, was founded in 1890 as a trading post. It is 240 km south west of Potosí and lies at 3670 meters above sea level at the edge of a large plain with the world's largest salt flats, the Salar de Uyuni, nearby.

Uyuni is a railway junction, has a population of around 10,000 people, an extensive street-market and, uniquely, a "train cemetery" with old, rusting steam locomotives.

	Bus stop in Pelca	Village of Pelca	Valley in south Bolivia	Village of Pulacayo
	Clocktower, Uyuni	Street, Uyuni	Steam locomotive, Uyuni	Market, Uyuni
	School children, Uyuni	Salt mine near Uyuni	Shop from salt blocks	Tour vehicle

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