Maras and Moray Marvels - Secrets of the Salt Terraces

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Uncover the secrets of Maras' mesmerizing salt terraces and Moray's mysterious agricultural laboratory.

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Dive into the heart of the Inca legacy with a journey to the mesmerizing salt terraces of Maras and the enigmatic agricultural circles of Moray. This tour invites you to explore these fascinating sites, testament to the Inca's mastery over nature. Maras, with its shimmering salt pans carved into the mountainside, offers a breathtaking spectacle, while Moray's concentric terraces, believed to be an ancient agricultural experiment, reveal the innovation of Inca farming techniques.

Experience a captivating excursion into Incan innovation, where you'll wander through landscapes that blend human ingenuity with the natural world. This adventure is not just a tour; it's a journey back in time to uncover the secrets of a civilization that continues to awe and inspire. Join us to witness the enduring legacy of the Inca, where every terrace and every circle tells a story of survival, sophistication, and an unbreakable bond with the earth.

ITINERARY :
The tour begins by picking you up at your hotel, immediately on our bus we will depart towards the sacred valley along an alternate route to visit.

• CHINCHERO, is an eminently Inca city that the Spanish tried to civilize to establish their culture, but they did not succeed in its entirety because its inhabitants until now refuse to leave their Inca culture and customs. They keep the textile culture alive by using and weaving their clothing for use and decoration, so we will visit a Textile Center to be taught how they dye the sheep and alpaca wool yarn with natural dyes and make the garments with ancestral techniques. such as the use of “away” and “loom”.

• MORAY, is 49.3 km from Cusco and is a unique archaeological group of its kind. These are gigantic natural depressions or holes in the surface of the land, which were used to build terraces or agricultural platforms with irrigation channels in the surrounding areas. The most interesting thing is the difference in average annual temperature between the top and the bottom of the depressions, which reaches up to 15°C in the 30-meter-deep depression.

• MARAS, we will visit the famous salt mines known by some as "salt mines" which are made up of about 3000 small wells with an average area of about 5 m², during the dry season they are filled or "watered" every 3 days with water salty water that emanates from a natural spring located at the top of the wells so that, as the water evaporates, the salt contained in it gradually solidifies (50 min.)

• We will begin the return to the city of Cusco.

Arrival in Cusco, we will leave you very close to the main square so you can go to lunch at the restaurant you like.