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Private Tour to Moray and Maras Salt Mines.

Package Details
Destination: Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru
Duration: 5 hours
Price: $65.00
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Houses the most important salt mines of the Inca period and we also find the archaeological site of
Moray which is an agricultural research center in Inca

Itinerary
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Stop At: Moray Valle Sagrado de los Incas, Maras 08655 Peru

The tour begins with the hotel pick-up and then take a 1-hour and 20-minute tour to our first place of visit, during the trip we will appreciate snowfalls, lagoons, corn and potato fields.

The first place Moray (agricultural laboratory) where we can see Andean terraces in circular form and that are carved in the depths of the earth, in the form of a bowl, were used to adapt products to different climates.

Stop At: Salinas de Maras, Carreta a Maras, Maras 08655 Peru

After the visit to Moray we will go to “Salineras” or “salt of Maras”, this town is formerly known as a salt producing center and is believed to date from pre-Inca times.

We can find more 3500 Salt ponds strategically carved on the side of the mountain and filled by water channels.

Stop At: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco Region

Already back to the city of Cusco we will pass through a picturesque town “Chinchero” birthplace of the rainbow, this town is characterized by the fact that the Andean textile technique is still preserved. Approximate time of arrival 2:00 pm