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Colorada Salt Flats, Oaxaca, Mexico

Colorada Salt Flats, Oaxaca, Mexico

The "Salina la Colorada", about two hours south of Huatulco near the Pacific coast, has been providing salt for almost 1,000 years. It is flooded from the sea 4...
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The "Salina la Colorada", about two hours south of Huatulco near the Pacific coast, has been providing salt for almost 1,000 years. It is flooded from the sea 4 times in November, then left to evaporate for 4 months. Today the salt is harvested by a cooperative with only 5 members because, said one, "no one wants to work." The salt is used primarily for industry and curing skins. A black necked stilt wades in the pond.
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NIKON D90

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 200 Shutter 4/1000

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Apr, 2014

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Top Shot Award 22

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Earth Day

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#mexico #Latin America #salt #flats #oaxaca

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