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Nature salt (Uyuni lake) |
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| Uyuni salt lake is the biggest salt lake in the world. Uyuni is settled 3650m highland above sea level and boarderd of Chili. Where is windy and shiny weather conditions. Undere these hard conditions make wondereful salt in the summit of the Andes. |
Nature salt |
| Water |
0.5g/100g |
| Calcium |
357mg/100g |
| Sodium |
39.0mg/100g |
| Potassium |
32.1mg/100g |
| Magnesium |
37.8mg/100g |
| Chlorine |
59.5g/100g |
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Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 km² (4,085 square miles). It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, 3,650 meters high. The major minerals found in the salar are halite and gypsum.
Some 40,000 years ago, the area was part of Lake Minchin, a giant prehistoric lake. When the lake dried, it left behind two modern lakes, Poopó Lake and Uru Uru Lake, and two major salt deserts, Salar de Coipasa and the larger Uyuni. Uyuni is roughly 25 times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States.
Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tons of salt, of which less than 25,000 tons is extracted annually.
All miners working in the Salar belong to Colchani's cooperative. They work from dawn to dusk and most of them do not take a lunch break in order to take advantage of time, getting energy by chewing coca leaves. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of South American flamingos: the Chilean, James's and Andean flamingos. It is also a significant tourist destination; highlights include a salt hotel and several so-called islands.
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POWDER TYPE
Less than 1 MM
From 1 to 3 MM
From 3 to 5 MM |
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In boxes or bags 20 Kgs. .--1000 boxes or bags in conteiner 20'
FOB ARICA - CHILE
Minimum order: 1 Conteiner 20'
PAYMENT CONDITIONS : L/C. |
In Colchani is the Salt Hotel, where everything is made of salt: chairs, beds, tables, walls. Also on the way, you will find Isla de Pescado (Fish Island), a 10-hour trip from Colchani. It is considered the largest "oasis" in a salt flat presented by such an isolated ecosystem. The island is populated by a number of cacti more than 8 m (26 ft) tall.
One can enjoy the landscape that is similar to those of polar regions where blues and whites merge together, and whose reflections generate images of inverted and horizontal saline hills over the horizon. These images make for one of the best tourist sites for photography.
A salt pan is formed where water pools. A salt pan would be a lake or a pond if it were located in a climate where the rate of water evaporation were not faster than the rate of water precipitation, i.e., if it were not in a desert. If the water is unable to drain into the ground, it remains on the surface until it evaporates, leaving behind whatever minerals were dissolved. Over thousands of years, the minerals (usually salts) accumulate on the surface. |
For further information do not hesitate to contact us:
Phone Cel:(591) 70866178 - Santa Cruz - Bolivia
Juan Pablo Castedo |
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Uyuni salt lake |
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Salt Block tipe. Many uses |
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