A salt worker carrying a full sack along the edge of the pools at Maras

Sustainability

Respecting nature and supporting the community that makes our salt.

A woman gathering salt by hand in a shallow pool

Harvested by hand

Every crystal is gathered by local families using techniques passed down for generations. The work is done by hand, with simple tools and the sun.

Spring water running along a channel between the salt pools

Made by the mountain and the sun

Salt water flows from a natural spring into the terraces, and the sun dries it into salt. It is unrefined and minimally processed.

The salt terraces of Maras between the mountains

Supporting the families of Maras

The pools are worked by families from the local community, many of whom have passed their pools down through generations, as ours did. We give back to the families of Maras.

The pink drawstring cloth bag the salt comes in

A bag worth keeping

Our salt comes in a drawstring cloth bag you can reuse long after the salt is gone.