The locals scoop the salt out of the salt flats.
Bake it to purify it, iodize it, and sell it to tourists and locals for use in food.
The salt is sold for $1/kg, which means that even though the people are allowed to mine the salt for free, it’s not worthwhile to export.
They also carve out big blocks, which are used to build buildings.
With more salt stuck in between the blocks as mortar.
There is a lot of salt.
