How to get to the Salinas de Manaure and what to do.

Huge mountains of salt reflected in wells of water. This is the landscape you will find in the Salinas de Manaure , and although it seems that there is nothing special, the truth is that being able to visit and see these wonder of nature is something surprising, besides, visiting them is to see another kind of landscape totally different from what can be seen throughout the country.

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Las Salinas de Manaure is located 63 kilometers from Riohacha , the capital of La Guajira , in the municipality of Manaure . It is an area of 4200 hectares covered with salt mountains and water wells that the sun then dries leaving the salt ready to be piled up. If you are visiting La Guajira , take the opportunity to visit them, and here we tell you how to get to the Salinas de Manaure and what other activities you can do here.

How to get to the Salinas de Manaure?

To get to Salinas de Manaure , it is best to pay for a tour that you can take in Cabo de La Vela or Riohacha. With the tour, you will be taken there and back save and have your transport assured, since in La Guajira, there are some conflicts between different clans of Wayuu families, and some tourists end up paying the consequences. 

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Now, if you want to know the municipality of Manaure , you can also pay a collective for 15,000 COP from Riohacha, or in Maicao for 10,000 COP that will take you to the town. 

What to do in Manaure?

Undoubtedly, the most famous activity of the municipality are the Salinas de Manaure , which in addition to visit them and taking the respective photos in front of the salt mountains, you can also learn about the whole process of salt. However, here you will find other attractions to visit and know, so going to the Salinas is not the only thing you have to do in Manaure.

Apart from the Salinas de Manaure , you have the beaches of Mayapo , which is a small place of white sand with sea of green and aquamarine colour tones, so this is another place you should visit during your time in Manaure , and if you are lucky , you can visit and immerse yourself in the Pink Pools , which are only available during the season.

Another thing you definitely should do is eat at one of the restaurants that are in the area and enjoy the delicious seafood prepared with the flavour of La Guajira.

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