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Tour to Maras Moray and Salineras 1/2 Day

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Between 8:45 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. we will pick you up from your respective hotels to drive you to the town of Maras, a picturesque community with beautiful landscapes; Moray; agricultural research center and Salineras, where we find a source of salt water from which salt is obtained by the evaporation process.
  • Group tourist transport.
  • Professional guide service.
  • Income to the different attractions to visit (BTG).
  • Feeding.
  • Extra drinks
  • Accommodation.
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Pl. Haukaypata 172, Cusco 08002, Peru

  • Maras, Maras, Peru
    The town of Maras will be our first point of visit; which was of great importance during the Viceroyalty, declared Villa de San Francisco de Asís (it was the main salt supplier of the southern highlands), as evidenced by the church and the houses that still preserve the shields of indigenous nobility on their facades.
  • Salinas de Maras, Maras, Peru
    The Salineras de Maras, our second point of visit, belongs to the town of Maras, which was of great importance during the Viceroyalty, it was the main salt supplier of the southern highlands, as evidenced by the church and the mansions that still retain the shields of nobility Indigenous on its facades. The salt mines of Maras surprise the visitor by the more than three thousand wells that it presents and that at present continue to be worked by more than 360 families, who have inherited this custom and extractive craft work; The commercialization of salt is in charge of the association Maras Sal, in charge of ensuring community interests since the end of the 80s.
    40 minutes
  • Moray, Maras, Peru
    Our excursion will continue visiting the circular terraces of Moray, which are a sample of how the Andean man challenged nature and took advantage of his geographical environment to use it to his advantage, these circular platforms served as an agricultural laboratory that allowed obtaining a wide variety of species Potato, corn, among other products.
    50 minutes
  • Chinchero, Chinchero, Peru
    This town is located 28 km from Cusco on the paved road to Urubamba. Where the remains of what used to be the royal hacienda of Túpac Inca Yupanqui are located ”, it is like a beautiful colonial temple built on Inca foundations, its greatest attraction. However, it is its artisan market, originally dedicated to the exchange of agricultural products between the villagers of the valley and those of the upper parts. Currently, the market is a true spectacle of color and movement that causes the tourist's fascination with its offer of handicrafts and textile garments made in the purest pre-Columbian style. End of services.
    40 minutes
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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K9984AXmartinr
17 Feb 2020
If you are in the Sacred Valley there are a lot of ruins and sites to see and I wouldn't skip this one, it really is quite a visually interesting experience. The salt flats are massive - so so many, all built into the mountain in terraces, it really is not something you're used to seeing! Also there are little shops and along the way inside which sell the Maras salt plain and also infused with different Andean herbs which make great small gifts for people (very travel friendly as well). It also feels nice to support the people!
Robin P
04 Feb 2020
Maras (altitude 3,380m) is located 40 km north of Cuzco in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This town was designed by the Franciscans and the color of houses (made with mud bricks) cannot be changed. he tradition of cooking with firewood causes long term lung disease. The Incas had a lab in Maras where, thanks to its micro climate, they experimented with many potato blends. There are dozens of potato varieties in Peru and I think we ate most of them. There are many salt evaporation ponds located towards Urubamba (2,870m), in use since Inca times. The salt is evaporated from a local subterranean stream, emerging at a spring with flow directed into an intricate system of tiny channels constructed so that water runs gradually down into the ancient terraced ponds which are less than four sq.m in area and no more than 30 cm deep. Maintenance of the adjacent feeder channel, the side walls and the water-entry notch, bottom surface of the pond, quantity of water and the removal of accumulated salt deposits requires close cooperation among the community of users which has been the process since before the Incas. As water evaporates in the sun warmed ponds, it becomes supersaturated and sale precipitates as various sized crystals onto the inner surfaces of the pond’s earthen walls and floor. The pond owner then closes the water feeder notch so the pond goes dry. Within a few days the salt is collected. Donkeys are used to transport the salt. Its color varies from white to light reddish or brownish tan and all three types of sale are considered medicinal. This rich in sodium salt can be purchased in Australia - known as Inca Salt. Owners of these salt ponds must be members of the community and families new to the community get one further away. The size of the assigned salt pond depends on the family’s size. Moray is an archaeological site about 50 km NW of Cuzco on a high plateau about 3,500m altitude. The unusual Inca ruins, mostly terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is approximately 30m (98’) deep, has an irrigation system. The depth, design and orientation with respect to wind and sun, creates a temperature difference of as much as 15 degrees between the top and bottom. It is therefore thought that Moray may have been an Inca agricultural experiment station. During the rainy season of 2009-10, high levels of rain caused permanent damage to the Moray ruins. Built out of stone and compacted earth, the damage was extensive as rain water undermined the ground beneath the structure. Repair work is continuing but lack of funds and rainfall hinder progress and there are concerns as to the future of this historic site and major tourist attraction.
BORSBEEKREIZEN
26 Jan 2020
Dit is zeker een aanrader in combinatie met Moray en eventueel iets anders in de buurt. De weg naar daar brengt je naar een mooie plek. Mogelijkheden om lokale bevolking te zien. Mooi gelegen
This tour in Peru is organized by Machu Picchu Road Trip

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