Extracting salt at Minas de Manaure, La Guajira

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November 27th 2013

Published: November 27th 2013

Hey, my friends, Well, this time is not going to be about beaches, museums, conferences or courses; this entry will feature a bit of our mining history. In Colombia, we have some regions well known by its mining industries, these are... The Caribbean region: Manaure and Galerazamba Cundinamarca: Nemocon and Zipaquira Meta: Upin As I found myself visiting the Caribbean region, here I wil... Read Full Entry

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Frank Cardenas

Frankardenas

Hi all! Well, after so many seconds, minutes, hours, months and years of procrastination...-but highly encouraged by a most beloved friend-, I have finally got round to creating my own blog. Wow, I can't believe I'm actually doing it this time! It will be a nice opportunity to get in touch with so many friends that I've luckily gained in my entire '21' years' existence (we all know that's a lie but somehow it makes me feel younger, never you mind, sorry:); I'll be able to share some of the most precious memories of my travel as well as my day-to-day adventures. Let's just hope that my s... full info

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20th February 2014

liliram
liliram

I know....
We used to have a good salt making industry here but lost out the lands or the saltbeds to urban development. That is, real estate business. A pity, i know. Would love to visit those saltbeds!

25th February 2014

Frankardenas
Frank Cardenas

I know...
Hi, yes, you´ve got to come and there are other venues down here to visit, specially now that we´re becoming the doll of South America as our president says. :)

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