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Moray, Maras Salt mines

 

 

MORAY: 
 
A further breathtaking 20 km. Drive with the beautiful snowcapped Chicon and Veronica mountains in the Cordillera Vilcanota as a backdrop we continue through to Moray. In Moray we visit “ the Inca agricultural greenhouse or laboratory”, consisting of four platforms amphitheater style or. Has a depth of 150 meters, the overlapping concentric circular stone rings widen as they rise. It was an experimental place to study the adaptation of plants to new ecosystem.
 
SALINERAS:
 
(Salt mines )located 7 miles from Moray at altitude of 3, 380 m is a small village, as a model of a miniature city. Famous for its salt mines, made up of about 3000 small wells with an area average size of about 5 ms ². These were already exploited since Inca times as a means of economic exchange and securities. Very interesting to see how the salt is recovered from these mines and the lives of those who work here.
Program Itinerary:
 

DURATION:
 

8:00 am to 2:00 pm approx.

Depart Cusco approx 8:00 am returning approximately 2pm.Sites: approximate duration of visit; MORAY:60 mins 90 mins : MARAS / SALINERAS: 60 mins – 90 mins :
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
 
Private bus / transport.
Tour guide in English.
 
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
 
Lunch (optional if requested at least 1 day in advance $7).
Cusco Tourist Ticket This ticket is required for the entrance to Moray.
Maras entrance additional 10 soles.
If you do not have a tourist ticket it can be purchased at Moray.
 
WE RECOMEND TO BRING:
Water bottle, camera, suncream, hat.
Rain jacket or rain poncho.
Money for lunch and souveniers.
Comfortable sturdy walking shoes or runners.
Cusco Tourist Ticket.
A warm clothes to return to Cusco.
 
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