CUSCO, Peru (AP) — When Uriel plans his work schedule late in summer near his village in the Peruvian mountains, his first decision is usually which friend’s salt pond he will work that day. In ...
Explore Peru’s Maras salt ponds, where ancient communities still harvest natural salt from mountain springs.
Construction equipment on the bank of pond A2W in Mountain View on Dec. 15, 2025. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Yearslong construction work to transform a 435-acre pond once used for salt harvesting into ...