Uyuni (Aymara, uyu pen, yard, cemetery, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a city in the southwest of Bolivia.

Uyuni primarily serves as a gateway for tourists visiting the world's largest salt flats, the nearby Salar de Uyuni. Each year the city receives approximately 60,000 visitors from around the globe. The city also acts as a gateway for commerce and traffic crossing into and out of Bolivia from and to Chile, and there is a customs and immigration post downtown. Agriculture in the area is generally limited to quinoa, llamas, and sheep.

Founded in 1890 as a trading post, the city has a population of 29,672 (2012 official census).

Images

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Image:Locomotora, Av. Feeroviaria Uyuni.jpg|Av. Ferroviaria, Uyuni.

Image:Uyuni, Avenia Ferroviaria.jpg|Av. Ferroviaria, Uyuni.

Image:Estación de Ferrocarril Uyuni, Potosí - Bolivia.jpg|Estación de ferrocarriles, Uyuni.

Image:Uyuni, Estación de Ferrocarril Uyuni, Potosí - Bolivia.jpg|Estación de ferrocarriles, Uyuni.

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, 2016-02-04, DD 16-18 HDR.JPG|Uyuni salt flat.

Isla del Pescado, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, 2016-02-04, DD 38.JPG|Isla del Pescado.

Image:Town Centre Uyuni Bolivia.jpg| The clock tower.

Image:Traditional Bolivian street dance in Uyuni.jpg|Dance parade in the streets of Uyuni.

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Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Uyuni has an alpine cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with mild summers and cold winters. Night time temperatures stay chilly year round.

References

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