Generations of Mutual Aid in Peruvian Salt Mines

LocalvillagersinthePeruvianmountainspracticemutualaidbytakingturnstohelpeachothercollectsaltfromancientpondsdatingbackfivecenturies.
秘魯山區的當地村民實行互助制度,輪流幫助彼此從有五個世紀歷史的古老鹽池中採集鹽分。

ThesaltdepositsinMarasdatebacktomanymillionsofyearsago, whenanisolatedsectionofoceanintheAndesleftrichsaltdeposits.
馬拉的鹽礦可以追溯到數百萬年前,當時安地斯山脈中一片與世隔絕的海洋留下了豐富的鹽礦。

Thesaltiscollectedbyvillagerswhorunaco-optomarketandsellthesalttomaintaintheirponds, passeddownthroughmanygenerations.
村民收集鹽,並透過合作社銷售鹽來維護他們世代相傳的鹽塘。

Theharvestofsaltfrompondshappensmonthlyduringdryseason, betweenMayandOctober, witheachpondproducingbetween150and250kilogramspermonth.
在旱季(5 月至 10 月)期間,每月都會從鹽池中收割鹽,每個鹽池每月可產鹽 150 至 250 公斤。

SaltproductionisatraditionpasseddownthroughgenerationsinthevillagesofMarasandPichingoto, whereresidentsprioritizepreservingthelandforfuturegenerations.
在馬拉和皮欽戈托村,製鹽是一項代代相傳的傳統,當地居民將保護土地留給子孫後代放在第一位。
Someminedsaltispure, whileothersaremixedwithherbsorspicestocreatedifferentflavors, soldbyresidentsintheareatotouristsvisitingthesaltmines.
有些開採出來的鹽是純鹽,有些則與香草或香料混合,製成不同口味的鹽,由當地居民出售給參觀鹽礦的遊客。

Local villagers in the Peruvian mountains practice mutual aid by taking turns to help each other collect salt from ancient ponds dating back five centuries.

The salt deposits in Maras date back to many millions of years ago, when an isolated section of ocean in the Andes left rich salt deposits.

The salt is collected by villagers who run a co-op to market and sell the salt to maintain their ponds, passed down through many generations.

The harvest of salt from ponds happens monthly during dry season, between May and October, with each pond producing between 150 and 250 kilograms per month.

Salt production is a tradition passed down through generations in the villages of Maras and Pichingoto, where residents prioritize preserving the land for future generations.
Some mined salt is pure, while others are mixed with herbs or spices to create different flavors, sold by residents in the area to tourists visiting the salt mines.
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