Urubamba and Maras Salt Ponds

The Maras Salt Ponds was another awesome sight in Peru. This was a perfect example of how a town has become wealthy utilizing a natural resource flowing out from the mountain.  Urubamba apparently has more donkeys than humans....which shows its wealth. Many families in the town are allocated a salt pond within the Maras Salt Ponds.......salt water flows out of the nearby mountain and into the salt ponds. Salt is then extracted and packaged to be sold.

Copacobana and celebration...

On our way to Peru from Bolivia...we had to stop by the town of Copacobana. It was very lucky for us that it was during a festive holiday....which meant we got to see some traditional Bolivian dancing and music.....another one of those unplanned events.

Uyuni Salt Flats ....Never knew salt could be so beautiful

The Uyuni Salt Flats has been one of our highlights this year.....once you have overcome the altitude sickness, you then can begin to appreciate the wonder of this place. Here are some of the memorable photos we were able to capture....

We made two separate trips to the Salt Flats.....the 2nd time was in the evening to the wet part of the salt flats. After a early mishap (with a broken down car that had to be changed)....we were able to capture some wonderful pictures...