-- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2015 -- Riders compete during 2015 Dakar Rally stage 8 between Uyuni, Bolivia and Iquique, Chile, on January 12, 2015. The Uyuni salt flat is the largest in the world, located in Bolivia near the crest of the Andes, some 3,650 metres above sea level. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE