Movie Description

Araya

(1959)

Overview

"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish. In images, the life of the "salineros" and their archaic methods of work before their definite disappearance with the arrival of the industrial exploitation.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleAraya

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1959-08-31

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 30m

Homepagehttp://www.arayafilm.com/

Production CompaniesFilms de l'Archer,Caroni Films C.A.

Genres

  • Documentary