A group of people walked out of the large salt mine. Xiulote let out a long breath, which turned into a faint white mist in the cold, slightly damp breeze.
He looked around, the salt mine was built in a valley dense with salt springs. In the low-lying areas were extensive white saline soil, interspersed with many small brown mounds. The vast expanse looked like a world after the snow, with the slightly arched brown mounds resembling eyes gazing up at the sky.
Xiulote shook his head, bringing his thoughts back to the salt mine industry. The demand for salt was an important factor in the formation of the Central American Tribal Alliance. Only a stronger organizational connection like the Tribal Alliance could allow the vast numbers of Central American ancestors to more easily obtain essential living materials, through war or peace.