æz ʌv sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, mˈɑːɹɹə sˈæl ˈɛs.ˈeɪ., ðə kˈʌmpəni ðæt ˈoʊnz ðə sˈɔlt pˈænz, ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt tˈʊɹɹɪsts ɑːɹ nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɐlˈaʊd tə wˈɔːk ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈɔlt pˈɑːndz dˈuː tə kəntˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən.
As of September 2019, MaraSal S.A., the company that owns the salt pans, announced that tourists are no longer allowed to walk around the salt ponds due to contamination.