Adventures in Peru - August 2009: "These 'mines' were really fascinating. They even precede the Incas to earlier indigenous people. There is a saline volcanic spring coming out of the side of the mountain at this point and running down the valley. Natives hundreds of years ago saw the advantages of that and began constructing pits for the water to collect in and then, through evaporation, produce salt that they could harvest. Over the years, more and more individuals built their own pits with the overflow water of one being channeled to the next. It is, to this day, an actively worked source of salt harvested on a regular basis by individuals."
Scott's Adventures in Peru continue to be an interesting read:
http://scottperu.blogspot.com/
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