The salt evaporation ponds in this small tributary valley to the Urubamba Valley (in the right background), fed by a natural stream, go back to pre-Columbian times. Salt harvesting by the local community is still an ongoing business in the early 21st century - and in priciple, every member of the community is allowed to occupy uninvested ponds.

Keywords

mining, mountainscape, museum, science|education

Created

Monday 30 July 2018 by Martin Mergili in South America / Peru (1027 visits)