Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia at above 3600 m elevation is the world’s largest salt flat (12,106 square km). It is so vast and perfectly flat that the space satellites use it to calibrate their altimeters.
Underneath the thick salt crust is a lake of brine containing over 50% of the world’s lithium deposits, a mineral used to make batteries. Many analysts say that Bolivia has the potential to become the Saudi Arabia of lithium.
Riding a bicycle through the Salar is a surreal experience as there is nothing except a pure white land reaching far beyond the horizon and a blue sky. With no reference point in sight and clean air, you would lose the sense of depth and perspective; the islands in the salt flat appeared deceptively close yet took hours to reach by bike. It was over 100 km of the ride in the straight line.
Shot in Bolivia in August 2016.
Song: Last Chance by CHPTRS. Licensed from Musicbed
Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia at above 3600 m elevation is the world’s largest salt flat (12,106 square km). It is so vast and perfectly flat that the space satellites use it to calibrate their altimeters.
Underneath the thick salt crust is a lake of brine containing over 50% of the world’s lithium deposits, a mineral used to make batteries. Many analysts say that Bolivia has the potential to become the Saudi Arabia of lithium.
Riding a bicycle through the Salar is a surreal experience as there is nothing except a pure white land reaching far beyond the horizon and a blue sky. With no reference point in sight and clean air, you would lose the sense of depth and perspective; the islands in the salt flat appeared deceptively close yet took hours to reach by bike. It was over 100 km of the ride in the straight line.
Shot in Bolivia in August 2016.
Song: Last Chance by CHPTRS. Licensed from Musicbed
