Salinas de Janubio, Yaiza

Salinas de Janubio are salt flats in Lanzarote of the Canary Islands. It is about 9 kilometres north of Playa Blanca. In 1730, lava from volcano eruptions formed the walls of a natural lagoon. The salt flats were first created in 1895. The waters from the natural lagoon are evaporated to yield the salt. The waters of the lagoon were originally pumped in using wind power, but now electric pumps are used. Up to 2,000-15,000 tons of salt per year can be extracted from the salt flats. ()