The village of Cochani is home to the saltminers local and from other parts of the country, its very poor.
The Salar de Uyuni is the biggest salt lake in the world. The salt layer is at least 130 meters thick. Recently the biggest lithium reserves of the world were found in the salt layer, which could be very promising for Bolivia's future.
Cochani, Bolivia
The village of Cochani is home to the saltminers local and from other parts of the country, its very poor.
Children playing in the village of Cochani its home to the saltminers local and from other parts of the country, its very poor.
Traditionally the Salar de Uyuni is producing salt.
Traditionally the Salar de Uyuni is producing salt.
Traditionally the Salar de Uyuni is producing salt.
The Salar de Uyuni is the biggest salt lake in the world. The salt layer is at least 130 meters thick. Recently the biggest lithium reserves of the world were found in the salt layer, which could be very promising for Bolivia's future.
The Salar de Uyuni is the biggest salt lake in the world. The salt layer is at least 130 meters thick. Recently the biggest lithium reserves of the world were found in the salt layer, which could be very promising for Bolivia's future.
Llipi Llipi, Bolivia
In the town of Llipi Llipi, Borax, a side product of alt and used in fertilizers, is being processed.
The evaporation plant where the lithium is extracted.
Workers are from different parts of Bolivia.
Workers at the evaporation plant where the lithium is extracted. Workers are from different parts of Bolivia.
Workers at the evaporation plant where the lithium is extracted bring tubes from the well to the basins.
Workers are from different parts of Bolivia.
Workers at the well of the evaporation plant where the lithium is extracted bring tubes from the well to the basins.
Workers are from different parts of Bolivia.
An engineer at the evaporation plant where the lithium is extracted is walking towards the camp where they stay.
Workers are from different parts of Bolivia.
The Salar de Uyuni is the biggest salt lake in the world. The salt layer is at least 130 meters thick. Recently the biggest lithium reserves of the world were found in the salt layer, which could be very promising for Bolivia's future.
In April Bolivia has started the pilot project at which 150 people work. In the near future when the plant will be in full production, hundreds of workers from all over the country will be employed.
Due to heavy rainfall the Salar de Uyuni is still covered with water. A tractor brings the workers to the evaporation plant where the lithium is extracted.
The laboratory where the lithium is being processed.
An engineer at the lab holds lithium.
Workers at the lithium plant line up for dinner.
Evo Morales, president of Bolivia at an inauguration ceremony at the lithium pilot plant.
