Tourism in Uyuni - Potosí

A dry zone covered by its great salt - pit plateau, whose altitudes vary from 3.660 to 4.500 meters above sea level.

Traditionally this center is the joint of railways that communicate Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

The Uyuni salt flat that characterizes for the inmense salt pit plateau that spreads all along the horizon; it is highly visit by foreigners.

The Uyuni Salt flat is beauty, magic, adventure and much more, it is a place that invites us to touch in contact with the most rural in the nature, ideal for those that like of the photography and the adventure tourism. To continue trip to the National Park Eduardo Avaroa and the Laguna Verde and Laguna Roja it is advisable and almost obligatory.

About the Salt treatment, mostly is prepared in the Southeastern side that is located just 2 km. of Colchani, this town is the main point of the process and commercialization of the salt to the different points from the country. Near the Colchani railway station is installed a plant for the treatment of common salt, enriched with iodine and other aggregates, with a capacity of processing of 18,000 tons/year for human consumption and 2,700 tons/year of mineralized salt for animal consumption.

One the most visited places is Isla Incahuasi, call “Isla Pescado”, is a island located in the central part of Uyuni Salt Flat. It has a surface of 24.62 hectares, its surface is escarped. Here is located the giant cactus Trichocereus pasacana, that can be more than 10 meters of height. It is also a great tourist center because of its top the saline plain of Uyuni can be observed.

How to get to Uyuni
There is many ways to get to Uyuni:

Public transport: Bus from La Paz– Oruro – Potosi – Sucre.

Private transport: Jeep 4x4 WD from any region of Bolivia and frontier.

Train companies: From Oruro – Villazon – Tupiza.
Departures 3 times on week, with a travel of 8 hours approximate.

Aerial Transport: Actually there is 3 different departures on week to the salt flat by the company Aerosur, you can take the flies from Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra or La Paz city.

Willian Forney visit to Uyuni Salt Flat