Piece of Ukraine in Turkey

UKRAINE | Friday, 23 November 2012 | Views [834] | View Smaller Image

This is a close-up shot of the process of evaporation when salt is "growing" from salty sea water. One part of it is still pink, another is already white and grey (full of useful minerals). Unfortunately we can't see any salt-harvesting here anymore - this amazing place was abandoned...

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I love discovering new beautiful places in Ukraine. This old salt-producing factory was closed once Soviet Union collapsed, so most of the industries have failed to continue production. At the same time, this place was a rich source of salt since

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Even though this place is abandoned, you still sometimes can see families, specially young women coming here to get the recipe of beauty - this salt is famous for it's benefits in skin-care and nutrition.

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Piece of Ukraine in Turkey

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