Photo: Travel, Salt Mountain, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean

PHOTO: Travel, Bonaire

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That's NOT snow.  It's SALT.   I took this photo (as I have all photos here, unless otherwise noted) under crystal clear blue skies and a temperature about 90 degrees, a typical day on Bonaire.  The giant international conglomerate, Cargill, is a major employer on the island. That salt will literally end up on the roads here in New England and in water softeners worldwide. Interesting factoid: Throughout the centuries, salt has been an important trade commodity. In early Roman days, the soldiers were paid their wages in salt - salarium- hence the English word for pay became salary.