Little Djibouti thinks big in trade Investors in a rush for more than salt

International Herald Tribune | May 30, 2008| | Copyright

Jeffrey Gettleman The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
05-30-2008
Little Djibouti thinks big in trade Investors in a rush for more than salt
Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 4
Section: NEWS

DJIBOUTI --

For centuries, nomads have dropped down from the rocky hills around here to carve bricks of salt from an ancient lake and haul them away on the backs of camels.

But a new salt miner is trying his hand, and he may be a harbinger of what is to come.
"As a salt person, my first impression was why was all this salt just sitting here," said ...

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