Exportadora de Sal Salt Works
Exportadora de Sal S.A.
One of the world's largest sea salt works, with tens of thousands of hectares of evaporation ponds in pink and white. Guided tours show salt harvesting and giant salt piles.
Exportadora de Sal S.A. was established here in 1954. It makes salt by evaporating lagoon seawater under the intense desert sun, with evaporation ponds covering tens of thousands of hectares. Annual output is around 7 to 8 million tonnes, making it one of the largest sea salt works in the world. The ponds appear pink, white or blue-green depending on algae and salinity. During the harvest season you can see giant salt-harvesting machinery and white salt mountains. Visits require a guided tour, booked through a travel agency in town or directly with the salt works. Some whale-watching tours also pass through the salt fields. The glare off the salt is intense, so wear sunglasses and sunscreen.
Opening hours
Guided tours by reservation
Nearby sights
- Eagle Monument, 28th Parallel
- Guerrero Negro Dunes
- Old Pier Birdwatching (Muelle Viejo)
- El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
- Ojo de Liebre Lagoon Gray Whale Watching
- Laguna Manuela