Salar de Uyuni (Salar de Uyuni) located in southwestern Bolivia. Near the crest of the Andes. Away from the capital of La Paz, Bolivia, approximately 185 miles territorial 10,582 square kilometers of territory. high from sea level 3656 meters, caused by the plateau Altiplano on the mountain range Andes of Bolivia No Aqueduct from the mountains make water surrounding the mountains the confluence until a large lake with high salinity. Great Lakes since prehistoric times, this was a severe solar evaporation. Leaving salt crystals that slowly formed thicker. Into a sea salt present.