(1) Near a remote salina , a brackish water hole, the tracks of ocelots and lesser anteaters dimpled the shoreline.(2) Although the industry collapsed more than a century ago, the greater part of the island is occupied by the u2018 salinas u2018or salt-ponds, with the remains of sluice gates and windmills still evident.u2019(3) Playas ( salinas in South America; sabkhas or sebkhas in Africa) are found in closed interior basins, or bolsons, in arid regions.(4) Salt deserts or salt pans - u2018 salinas u2019 in Latin America - are among the most extreme habitats on Earth.
