Salines de Maras (Peru) by marybelgium

Photography • Landscape • posted on Apr 16, 2007

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In the valley of Urubamba, there is a place where salt is exploited. Salt come from a small source in mountain and since the inca period, salt is exploited ! There must be thousands of salt pans in which the water evaporates leaving back pure salt. Salinas of Maras are located at an altitude of almost 4000 meters

Comments (17)

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Janiss

12:01PM | Mon, 16 April 2007

Absolument fantastique... mais oais-tu pour l'avoir shoot de si haut! Superbe photo... un peu de Pou dans les yeux, met du baume au coeur!

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marybelgium

12:05PM | Mon, 16 April 2007

j'ais plus de 4000 m d'altitude ! une vue magnifique ...et beaucoup plus fascinant encore qu'en photo !

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francinechristophe

12:27PM | Mon, 16 April 2007

dont tell me !!It looks like a terribly crowded vllage !!

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Luka_30

12:36PM | Mon, 16 April 2007

Wanderful broad view of this salinas, I hope you have closer view of a salt pans too.

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drag

1:02PM | Mon, 16 April 2007

Very interesting shot. That small house shows how massive this salinas is. Thanks for sharing.

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rangeriderrichard

1:33PM | Mon, 16 April 2007

Amazing.

MariaAJMD

2:23PM | Mon, 16 April 2007

Wow, amazing image and look at all those salt pans. Awesome shot! Hugs Maria

MrsLubner

2:27PM | Mon, 16 April 2007

I guess I will need to read up on this procedure. I don't understand this mining technique. My cousin mines salt but out of a hole in the ground under one of the Great Lakes. Really great photo!

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