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Uyuni is a town in the Potosí Department in the south of Bolivia. Founded in 1890 as a trading post, the town has a population of 10,600. The town's primary function is as a gateway for tourists visiting the world's largest salt flats - the Salar de Uyuni.
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It is an important transport hub, being the location of a major railway junction. Four lines join here, respectively from La Paz (via Oruro), Calama (in Chile), Potosí, and Villazón (on the Argentinean border, where the line now ends).
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One of the sights in Uyuni is the train cemetery - filled with old, rusting steam locomotives.
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coordinates : 20°28'36.98"S 66°49'59.07"W
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pictures sources :
Frank Gräber
briver
Schiøtz
eamonncy
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The graffiti on the rusting old engine in the 5th picture says "experienced mechanic needed, urgent"... I think it's a little too late for that ;-)
Yuval =8-)