The Lost City of Uyuni, BoliviaOver 3,000 feet above sea level sits an abandoned city that once dreamt of becoming a major railroad hub and terminal station—only to now whiter and rust away as construction on the project stopped in the late 19th century.
Now, all that remains are these rotting metal carcasses – dinosaurs of a fading Industrial age. There are literally hundreds of them spread about one of the flattest plains in the world, making for nothing less than the eeriest of noises as an unchained wind shrieks through them.
Today the town's primary function is as a gateway for tourists visiting the world's largest salt flats - the Salar de Uyuni. There is little agriculture in the area, because water supplies are scarce and somewhat saline.
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