Seaweed harvestor's wheelbarrow , Llanos de Challe National Park , Region III , Chile
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Seaweed harvestor's wheelbarrow , Llanos de Challe National Park , Region III , Chile
Seaweed harvesting (especially kelp / Macrocystis species, called huiro locally) is a common form of employment on parts of Chile's Atacama coast. In the Huasco area it is dried and processed then exported to Japan, mainly for use in cosmetics.