Episode 18: White gold (salt) mining in the northern part of Ethiopia.

30/10/2020 4 min Episodio 18

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Episode Synopsis

The Danakil Depression is regarded as one of the main sources of salt in Ethiopia. It is an active geological depression due to the pulling apart of three tectonic plates. This area is one the hottest and driest places on earth. There is evidence that the Afar people have been mining salt for more than 2 000 years. 

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