Bolivia is not a hotspot for lithium production. In fact, lithium doesn't rank among Bolivian exports at all. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolivia

Bolivia is not a hotspot for lithium production. In fact, lithium doesn't rank among Bolivian exports at all. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolivia_Product_Exports_(2019).svg#mw-jump-to-license https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolivia_Product_Ex... Bolivia has extensive lithium resources which are known to be economically viable, but development of those resources is still largely hypothetical, though a few small production facilities have opened in the last decade.