The tiny village of Atulcha is near the salar. People here raise llamas, do a little farming, and escort visitors to the nearby caves where mummies of long-ago residents were found.

A tiny church in the village.

The village provides an overnight stop for visitors coming from Chile to the salar.

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Photos displayed with the kind permission of Peter and Jackie Main