Salt, salt, salt...

En route to Salinas Grandes!

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November 18th 2008
A huge altiplano (plateau) in the middle of the Andes, part of which used to be an ocean has now become what they call Salinas Grandes. It is a vastness of salt - until the eye can see. To get there we had to climb again. This time we came up to 4170m above the see level. Pure air, salt, lamas & donkeys - that is all one can see here! Salt is still extracted at the salina. It's other purpose is ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta » San Antonio de Los Cobres

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more