Uyuni, Transportation hub in Potosí Department, Bolivia.
Located at an elevation of 3,700 meters, Uyuni stands at the edge of an expansive plain near the mountains in southwestern Bolivia.
The city emerged in 1889 as a railway crossroads, connecting important mineral transportation routes between Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina through four major lines.
Local Aymara communities maintain their traditions through music, dance performances, and the production of handmade textiles using natural materials.
Travelers reach Uyuni via Todo Turismo bus services from La Paz or through LATAM Airlines flights landing at the regional airport.
The train cemetery outside the city displays numerous steel locomotives from the 1940s mineral transportation period, reflecting the regional industrial heritage.
Location: Uyuni Municipality
Elevation above the sea: 3,670 m
Website: https://uyuni.site
GPS coordinates: -20.46284,-66.82391
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:44
Salar de Uyuni
92.5 km
Cerro Rico
146.4 km
National Mint of Bolivia
148.3 km
Isla Incahuasi
87.2 km
Uyuni Railway Scrap Yard
2.6 km
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Potosí
148.3 km
Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte
148.5 km
San Lorenzo Church, Potosí
148.4 km
Tunupa volcano
110.9 km
Island of the Fish
108.8 km
Uyuni Salt Flat
78.5 km
Torre de la Compañía
148.3 km
Potosí mountain range
151.7 km
Devil´s bridge
153.3 km
Pari Urqu
146 km
Tomasamil
150.6 km
Laqaya
100.2 km
Mancha
155.7 km
Kuntur Chukuña
135.4 km
Qaral
107.3 km
Pari Chata
153.4 km
Luxsar
140.2 km
Kunturiri
138.4 km
Chullpa
146.8 km
Kuntur Nasa
149.6 km
Jilarata
129.5 km
Magical
153 km
Saint Theresa Museum
148.1 kmReviews
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