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Maras & Moray tour

Duration:

Half Day

Tour Type:

Tour

Group Size:

Up to 10 Pax

Difficulty:

Easy

Trip Overview

Explore two fascinating attractions near Cusco on the Maras & Moray Half Day Tour. This short excursion takes you through the beautiful landscapes of the Sacred Valley to discover the impressive agricultural terraces of Moray and the historic salt mines of Maras.
The tour begins with a scenic drive from Cusco through the Andean countryside. Your first stop is **Moray**, an extraordinary Inca archaeological site featuring circular terraces built into a natural depression. These terraces are believed to have been used for agricultural experimentation, taking advantage of the different temperatures and microclimates created at each level.
Continue to the famous **Maras Salt Mines**, where thousands of small salt pools cover the mountainside. Fed by a natural saltwater spring, the pools have been used for salt production for centuries and continue to be maintained by local families.
Throughout the journey, enjoy panoramic views of the Andes, traditional villages, and the spectacular landscapes surrounding the Sacred Valley.
The Maras & Moray Half Day Tour is a perfect choice for travelers looking to discover unique Inca engineering, traditional Andean culture, and beautiful landscapes in a short and memorable excursion from Cusco.

Itinerary

Half Day:Maras Moray – Half Day

MORAY
This archaeological site is unique. Which have many chroniclers and estudiadores says that it may be a centre of laboratory and research farm for the disposal of its inca terraces circulare, which were purely to generate a micro-climates, as cooler temperatures at higher by gradually reducing the temperatures being able to differentiate up to more than 20 climates different gift of adapted more than 350 different plants. Then we will head to Maras.

MARAS
This town was called as a village of Maras in the Spanish era that was founded by PEDRO ORTIZ DE ORUE it is said that this village was very important to evangelize to the people of Maras and its rededores in what today we can see in their cover of the houses carved in the rocks in the shields of the religion also have that the carriers were required to transport agricultural products and cusco.after continuing our visit we will arrive well Salineras.

SALINERAS
This place is known as the salt mines are constituted by about 400 wells of small salt. This built on the mountain of Cachiccata, where it leaves in salty water, this place was very important from the time Inca that the Inca gave the use of much value for food as is the charki meat or dissected. Today it continues to be the salt for export Asia, Europe, to obtain the salt, the villagers have to fill the pot then let the water evaporates and leaves the salt if it is done for a month or more to get the volume and the solidity of the salt. Then we will return directly to Cusco.

Inclusions

Included
  • Pick up from hostel / Plaza de Armas
  • Tourist transport.
  • tourist ticket
  • Professional guide.
Not Included

  • Entry to the salt mines 20 soles additional
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