Shot no.4 (GoPro Silver 4)
Photo taken at salt mine of Pedra Lume, Sal Island, Cape Verde in October 2016.
Still Africa! On this day I went to visit the salt mine of Pedra Lume located in a volcano's low crater. There is a salty lake where you can swim and float like the Dead Sea and you can't drown even if you wanted to! Because it's a volcano, when you get into the water, if you touch the ground with your feet, you feel how hot it is and at some point you can't bear the heat. Water is warm but within a comfortable temperature. Salt is still extracted from the mine but in very small quantities, now a days its more of a touristic point of interest.
Info:
- About Pedra Lume:
- http://www.capeverdeinfo.org.uk/pedra_de_lume.htm
- http://cape-verde-islands-cabo-verde.com/cabo-verde-info-facts-weather-climate-temperature-information-visa-passport-vaccine-restaurants-africa-sal-boa-vista-travel-guide/cape-verde-info-and-facts/pedra-lume-salt-mine-in-the-east-of-sal-cape-verde-islands/
- https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g482847-d2014727-Reviews-Pedra_Lume_Salt_Crater-Ilha_do_Sal.html#REVIEWS
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