Lithium threatens the heritage of Cáceres
An open-pit mine located next to the city protected by UNESCO is facing key decisions in the coming weeks. In this area alone mining permits for over…
“When we started, no one believed us”: Bolivia’s Electric Car
Get to know the story and people behind Quantum Motors, the Bolivian company producing Electric Vehicles in Cochabamba.
White Gold
In the southwest of Spain, there are plans to mine lithium in the middle of a nature park. But local residents from Cáceres and Montaña Chaves are…
Resource and territorial control on the Atacama salt flat
It is not uncommon to come across fenced areas around the Atacama salt flat. While the lithium exploitations seem discreet in the immensity of the…
Entering Lithium Worlds
Three apparently unrelated stories about lithium. Why tell these three stories together? This project wants to explore diverse lithium worlds: worlds…
From Salta to Olaroz Chico:
Lithium as a travel companion
We left Salta at the crack of dawn. From here only a little more than 300 km are between us and the Olaroz salt flat, in Jujuy, but the distance…
Shapes of salt
Peering over Nico’s shoulder
Meet Nico and his salt sculptures from the fringes of Salar de Uyuni. Peer over his shoulder and follow his quick hands as their well-rehearsed…
Ariel
A salt worker
Life of a salt worker is hard. Ariel is very passionate about what he does. But he also wants his kids to do something else one day. About the…
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