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Maras Salt Mines & Moray with Chinchero Excursion
Cusco, Peru
$100
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Moray Terraces and Maras Salt Mines unveil the sophisticated agricultural ingenuity of the Inca civilization. These extraordinary sites reflect ancient techniques that continue to thrive today.
- 🏷️ Share Excursion: This package includes a guided tour with a knowledgeable English-speaking guide, ensuring an enriching experience.
- 🚐 Share Service: Enjoy convenient transportation by private vehicle, making your journey comfortable and hassle-free.
- 🌄 Marvel at the stunning Moray Terraces, featuring enormous circular depressions that reach depths of up to 328 feet (100 meters).
- 🌊 Discover how the Inca utilized temperature variations at Moray, influenced by its unique depth and orientation, for innovative crop studies.
- 🏞️ Explore the historic Maras Salt Mines, in operation since pre-Inca times, where salt is harvested through the evaporation of salty water.
- 💧 Witness over 3,000 salt pools at Maras, where farmers skillfully scrape and collect salt crystals as they form from the supersaturated water.
- 🗺️ Experience the rich history of Cusco, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Americas, once the capital of the Inca Empire.
- 🧵 Visit the Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero to admire vibrant textiles crafted by skilled local weavers, showcasing the artistry of the community.
- ⏳ Enjoy a full-day adventure lasting approximately 7 hours, immersing yourself in the beauty and culture of these remarkable sites.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
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Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 7 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Transport by private vehicle
- Experience Tourism Guide
- Private tour
- Food and drinks
- As the oldest living city in the Americas, Cusco has been inhabited continuously for over 3,000 years. It was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th to 16th century until Spanish conquest, and now is a major tourist destination. (pass by)
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Maras Moray ToursThe platforms, built on retaining walls filled with fertile soil and irrigated by complex irrigation systems, allowed to cultivate more than 250 plant species. These platforms served as an Inca agricultural laboratory to experiment with their crops. Moray encloses history and landscape beauty.
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Salinas de MarasThe Salinas de Maras in Cusco, or maras salt mines as they are also called, are salt mines whose exploitation is as old as the Tahuantinsuyo. Located on the slope of the hill, the salt pans in the form of terraces or platforms is crossed by a stream that feeds the pools with salty water.
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Complejo Arqueologico ChincheroThe colours of the rainbow can also be found throughout Chinchero textiles. The 40 adult weavers and 40 children of the community weaving association are masters in the textile art.
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Maras Salt Mines & Moray with Chinchero Excursion
Cusco, Peru
$100
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!