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Uyuni Salt Harvest

Also known as Cosecha de sal en el Salar de Uyuni · salt-flat caravan

Uyuni Salt Harvest: photograph by Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), edit by Trialsanderrors
Photo: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), edit by Trialsanderrors, CC BY-SA 2.5, source on Wikimedia Commons

Rake and pile the salt crust into cones to dry, load the llama caravan and plan the route across the flat before the weather changes.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Bolivia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Andes and South America.

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