Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni, Bolivia (@ JTB Photo/Age Footstock)

Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni, Bolivia (@ JTB Photo/Age Footstock)

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• There are ten billion tonnes of this stuff here.""No wonder tourists flock to the place
• The world\s largest salt flat measures 10,582 square kilometres, a similar size to Hawaii.""How can it help us to predict the future?
• The Spanish translation of Uyuni is salt flat.""So, we\re in Spain then?
• This is estimated to be the source of up to 70% of the world\s lithium.""What makes it such a powerful commodity?