Salar de Atacama

About Salar de Atacama

The lithium capital of the world. The salt flat lies at 2,300 m altitude in the driest desert on Earth. Brine is pumped into vast evaporation ponds tinted turquoise and yellow. Produces a large share of world battery lithium. Evaporation takes over a year in the thin mountain air. Two companies dominate extraction from the flat.