The tribe is renowned for surviving on the fringe of a salt desert, a harsh and eerie landscape which even the Incas avoided, by flushing the soil with river water.

乌鲁奇帕亚人以生活在盐土荒漠的边缘地带而著称。 盐土荒漠的生存条件残酷而可怕，即使是古印加人也望而却步，但乌鲁奇帕亚人却依靠河水灌溉土地而生存。