The importance of salt in La Palma

The importance of salt in La Palma

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The salt activity not only generated a particular productive space. They are currently high interest areas such as pre-industrial archeology allows us to trace the evolution of technology in areas such as the use of wind power for pumping seawater into the cookers. They are also important because they allow us to trace missing trades or vanishing, such as mareteros, salt makers, stonemasons, calciners, etc., Dating and regain technological, natural, architectural, often degraded, missing or simply forgotten. Finally do not forget that have been recognized by UNESCO as a protected space for its high ecological value.

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