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Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is located in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes and is at an altitude of 3,656 meters (11,995 ft) above sea level. The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. It is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average altitude variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The crust serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in lithium. It contains 50 to 70% of the world's lithium reserves, which is in the process of being extracted. The large area, clear skies, and the exceptional flatness of the surface make the Salar an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites. The Salar serves as the major transport route across the Bolivian Altiplano and is a major breeding ground for several species of flamingos. Salar de Uyuni is also a climatological transitional zone since the towering tropical cumulus congestus and cumulonimbus incus clouds that form in the eastern part of the salt flat during the summer cannot permeate beyond its drier western edges, near the Chilean border and the Atacama Desert.

People
- Hugo Banzer^[1] Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈuɣo banˈseɾ ˈswaɾes]; May 10, 1926 – May 5, 2002) was a Bolivian politician, military general and President of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978, as a dictator; and then again from 1997 to 2001, as constitutional President.Banzer was native to the rural lowlands of the Santa Cruz Department. 


indigenous people
- The Tsimané, also known as the Tsimane' or Chimane, are an indigenous people of lowland Bolivia, living in the municipalities of San Borja, San Ignacio de Moxos, Rurrenabaque, and Santa Ana de Yacuma of Beni Department.^[3] The Tsimané are the main residents of the T’simane Council Territory (Spanish:Territorio del Consejo T’simane) and the Pilón Lajas Reserve. They are primarily a Subsistence agriculture culture, although hunting and fishing contribute significantly to many of the settlements' food supply.^{[citation needed]} Those Tsimané living in the Reserve are affiliated with the multiethnic Consejo Regional Tsimane Moseten (CRTM), which holds the title to the Reserve as a Native Community Land or TCO.The Tsimané are also known as the Achumano, Chamano, Chimane, Chimanis, Chimanisa, Chimnisin, Chumano, Nawazi-Moñtji, and Ramano people.

Chile
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35905977 Bolivian President Evo Morales has said his country will file a suit against Chile over a water dispute at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Bolivia says it owns the Silala spring in a border region and that it is not being compensated by Chile for the use of its waters. But Chile says it is an international waterway of shared use. Bolivia had brought up another case against Chile at the Hague-based ICJ,demanding access to the Pacific Ocean. The River Silala rises in Bolivia but flows down the Andes into Chile.

• economist 6oct18 "landlocked and out of luck" a court sets back bolivia's quest to reclaim part of chile's coast

Russia
-"After the conclusion of the meetings, in the presence of Bolivian President Evo Morales a range of documents on cooperation in the energy sphere was signed," Gazprom said in a Thursday statement, pointing out that cooperation between the energy giant and Bolivia "is aimed at a long-term perspective."

The cooperation agreements signed on Thursday include a deal on strategic partnership reached by Miller and Guillermo Acha, president of the Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) state-owned oil and gas company. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/business/20160219/1035006531/gazprom-energy-cooperation-bolivia.html#ixzz40cyUmgby

japan
- 日本秋篠宮文仁親王的長女真子公主周一繼續其南美之旅，繼訪問秘魯後抵達玻利維亞訪問，並出席日本人移居玻利維亞一百二十周年慶祝活動。身穿和服的真子與玻利維亞總統莫拉萊斯互贈禮物，並於樓頂共賞市內美景。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190717/00180_032.html

China

- leader visit

• 玻利維亞總統莫拉萊斯當地時間6日在拉巴斯會見到訪的中國外交部長王毅。王毅表示，中國堅定支持拉美一體化進程，中方與包括玻利維亞在內的拉美國家開展合作，尊重對方國家主權和人民選擇，不附加任何政治條件。莫拉萊斯表示，玻中是地緣政治夥伴，兩國執政理念存在廣泛共同點。玻政府和人民敬仰中國發展成就，讚賞中國對全球發展事業的莊嚴承諾，感謝中方為玻經濟社會發展提供的支持和幫助。玻國土、人口雖然有限，但願意成為中國人民奮鬥前進的夥伴，進一步密切同中國具有戰略意義的關係，深化經貿、投資、能源資源、基礎設施、公共安全等領域合作，共同推進拉美地區一體化和區域互聯互通。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2016/10/08/a15-1008.pdf
• http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201806/20/WS5b29a5dea3103349141dd319.html China upholds an open attitude on importing more agricultural and livestock products from Bolivia, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday. Xi made the remark while meeting with Bolivian President Evo Morales at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two leaders signed a joint declaration to establish a China-Bolivia strategic partnership and witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in such areas as building the Belt and Road. The two countries should enhance pragmatic cooperation, connect their development strategies under the Belt and Road framework and jointly build a new cooperation mode covering investment, trade and service areas, Xi said. Xi pointed out that since China and Bolivia established diplomatic ties 33 years ago, the bilateral relationship has been at its best.

-http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20160313/00178_023.html中國與南美洲國家玻利維亞上周四簽署一項軍事合作協議，中方將向玻國提供逾七百六十萬美元（約五千九百萬港元）的軍事裝備。玻利維亞國防部長表示為推動交通運輸、通訊和軍事活動的發展，將接收中國的必要技術，強調中方在玻利維亞和拉美地區均扮演重要角色。

- aerospace

• In 2013, China successfully helped Bolivia launch a communications satellite, Tupac Katari. As Bolivia's first satellite, it opened up new horizons for the space cooperation between the two countries. Cabero was a direct participant in the China-Bolivian cooperation. In 2012, he was selected from 6,000 candidates to participate in the design and development of the project in China, focusing on energy supply of solar panels on satellites.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201903/16/WS5c8c51c8a3106c65c34eef48.html

- lithium

• Bolivia has made progress in its aim to become the world’s biggest exporter of lithium with its first shipment of the world’s lightest metal to China. https://www.ft.com/content/78be1902-645c-11e6-a08a-c7ac04ef00aa

- Hubei doctor praised online after Bolivia mercy dash 

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201801/24/WS5a67e221a3106e7dcc136335.html

- The world would be a better place if more people studied the way of life of China's Shaolin warriors, Bolivia's Foreign Affairs Minister Fernando Huanacuni has said.

An accomplished martial arts practitioner who has won several medals in international competition, Huanacuni spent three years doing just that. "In 1999, I traveled to China to join the Shaolin Temple, where I was a member for three years," Huanacuni said during a recent talk at the International Book Fair in Bolivia's capital city.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201808/08/WS5b6a4c1fa310add14f3848e5.html

Hong Kong

-  入境處宣布，特區護照持有人可在抵達玻利維亞時，辦理逗留期為三十天的旅遊簽證。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20180329/00176_081.html