The Tour en las Minas de Sal de Maras y las Terrazas de Moray is one of the most fascinating experiences of the Sagrado de los Incas Valley, in Cusco, Peru. This combination of history, culture and impressive landscapes allows visitors to explore Inca agricultural engineering and traditional salt production that remains alive.

The recorrido begins in Cusco and heads first to Moray, an Inca archaeological site composed of circular terrazas ubicadas in natural depressions. It is created that these terraces function as an agricultural laboratory, where the incas experiment with different microclimas to improve the cultivation of various products. This advanced design reflects the knowledge that maintains the adaptation of crops to different altitudes.

Anyway, the tour continues at the Minas de Sal de Maras, a collection of more than 3,000 pozas used for the extraction of salt from the previous era. A subterranean source with salt water feeds these pozas, from which the water evaporates and the salt is already crystallized, a process that is handcrafted by local families. The famous pink salt of Maras is highly valued as much in Peru as it is extranjero.

This tour does not allow you to recognize Inca history and technology, but also the cultural and economic importance that these sites belong to local communities. It is a recommended experience for lovers of history, nature and photography, offering spectacular views of the Sagrado Valley.

Cusco: Tour in the Salt Mines of Maras and Moray Platforms

We will pick up from your hotel at 09:15 hrs. on our bus to start our tour to the following locations:

Maras:

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Located on the West of Cusco to 3300 m.s.n.m thence is appraised the mountain range of Urubamba and the summits of the Veronica (5682 m.s.n.m) and the Chicon (5530 m.s.n.m) It's important occupation began when the cusqueños noble of the Inkario were undressed of their palaces in the Qosqo and had to leave to settle down in other small towns like Maras. It has a church made in you marinate, typical from the provincial religious architecture, to the interior of the church keep linen cloths from the Cusqueña School.

Moray:

About 7 km to the southwest of Maras; it is unique archaeological group in his sort in the region. One is depressions or gigantic natural holes in the surface of the land that were used to construct in their contours agricultural

terraces or platforms with their respective channels of irrigation, is because a prototype of conservatory or biological experimental station enough outpost for his time that helped to that the American man of the antiquity inherited to the humanity a 60% of the vegetal products that consumes, the Andean man consume a thousand and average of diverse varieties of Potatoes, hundred and means of maize, and very many other products.

Salineras:

Or salt mines, located to the northwest of the town of Maras are constituted by about 3000 small wells with an area average of about 5 ms², during the time of drought they fill or they water every 3 days with salt water that emanates of a located natural manante in the superior part of wells so that when evaporating the water, the salt contained in this one is solidified gradually. later the salt is struck and thus granulated; the salt later will be pocketed in plastic bags and shipment to the markets of the region; today that salt is being iodized reason for which, its consumption is not harmful.

Finally we return to Cusco at approximately 15:30 hrs.

Duration: 6-7 hours.

The tour Includes:

Transfer from your Hotel
Transportation
Professional bilingual guide (English / Spanish).

The tour does Not Include:

Meals
Water or any other Drink
Phone calls
Snacks, tips.

Recommendation for the tour:

Wear light shoes or snickers.
Drink much liquid.
Water proof raincoat, for the rainy season.
Long sleeve T-shirts
Long Pants
Sun Block and hats for the sunny days.
Sun glasses, plastic bags.
Medicines and personal use items (contact glasses liquid)
A light backpack per person
Recorder camera or photographic camera with spare films.
Have change in soles, dollars or euros.
 

PRICE FOR THE TOUR MARAS AND MORAY

Entrances are Not Included: