A lithium bust leaves Latin American towns in the dust Rest of World By: David Feliba 22 October 2025 at 05:00 Tolar Grande, a windswept settlement perched at 11,500 feet above sea level in northern Argentina, once received little more than a trickle of visitors. Then, in the late 2010s, hostels... © Anita Pouchard Serra for Rest of WorldView of Tolar Grande, in Salta Province, Argentina on October 1, 2025. Anita Pouchard Serra / Rest of World.