Bronze 2016 / Science / Environment

The salt ponds of Maras, a wonder of nature.

  • Photographer
    vito finocchiaro
  • Agency / Studio
    Eikon Culture
  • Prizes
    Bronze in Science/Environment

Peru, Maras, 3050 mt. a.s.l. The salt ponds of Maras, a wonder of nature. The natives claim it is the salty water of the Ocean that, through splits in the mountain, flows at this altitude. An unexpected gift that the local populations have been able to transform already at the time of the Incas. Creating ponds in order to collect water and with the help of sun and wind the exstraction of salt takes place. A marvel made possible by the hard humans' work and the special environmental conditions.

Vito was born in Sicily in 1965. Free professional. Careful observer of problems. His passion for his work let him “live” and “tell” facts about people of this place of origin and from far parts of the world. Because of his interest in social issues he has collaborated with some Onlus.