Bolivia
Paradoxically, although they have salt in abundance,
it is a poorly paid resource and therefore
unexploited: every 50 kilos worked kilos worth
between 13 and 15 pesos bolivianos, which is no
more than one and a half dollar. The village where
the process is performed is called Colchani, along
the salar shore, where all kinds of crafts are offered
at the best price, such as woolens, jewelry boxes of
salt, and a large woven bags and so on.
After the midday, the tour continues to the old train
cemetery. The route was founded in 1899, and in its
heyday wagons were the most precious treasure by
the owners, who transported silver and other
minerals, mainly to the city of Antofagasta.
When the demand fell down, the business collapsed
and the wagons of the trains were abandoned on
lonely roads, but before being complete oblivion, the
hulks and skeletons of wagons became part of a
turistic attractive of the plateau, but many steel of
tracks and trains have been stolen.
The same railway line passes through Uyuni and it is
well worth a visit. It is a desert town with almost no
tall buildings. In the center, around the iconic clock,
it is carried out most commercial activity and it has
more advanced services than in the rest of the tour.