The Uyuni Salt flats has one of the biggest reserves of lithium in the world, estimated in 100,000 metric tons. Companies Bollore (France), Sumitomo (Japan) and Korea Resource (Korea) are interested in taking part in the exploitation of the reserve.Tourists bathe in hot springs near the small village of Agua Brava, more than 4000 meters above sea level, in the Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia. The salt flats are a major tourist attraction in Bolivia, with around 60 thousand tourists visiting them every year. A tourist enters the water at a hot spring near the small village of Agua Brava. Visitors can find various types of flamingos, giant cacti, geysers, hot springs, volcanoes and colorful. The salt flats are a major tourist attraction in Bolivia, with around 60 thousand tourists visiting them every year. The salt flats seen from Fish Island. The salt flats are a major tourist attraction in Bolivia, with around 60 thousand tourists visiting them every year. The Uyuni salt flats are estimated to contain 10 billion tons of salt - of which 25,000 tonnes are extracted every year - as well as 100 million tons of lithium, making it one of the largest global reserves of this mineral. A flock of flamingos are seen wading in Laguna Colorada located within the Eduardo Abaroa Andean National Fauna Reserve.
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