Maras Moray and Salt Mines Tour Half Day

It starts by leaving from your hotel, early in the morning. You will leave the city of Cusco and make a first stop in the town of Chinchero.

There you will learn about the artisanal weaving that is still made in Cusco, weaving made with natural fibers from the so-called South American camelids (Alpaca), naturally dyed and hand-woven.

You will know how the Incas experimented with cultivation, it is in the place of Moray, an archaeological center made by the Incas, which have a circular shape, it is where the Incas did experiments with plants.

It is located in an incredible place, with wonderful views, surrounded by mountains of the great Andes mountain range.

Another of the places that you will explore are the old salt mines, the famous Salineras, a natural formation of salt, with more than 200 pools of this mineral.

It is the Incas who formerly extracted salt from this place, salt as the main vital input of the Incas and of the people.

They were also the settlers of this land, who exploited these salt mines (Salineras). Currently the community members of this town continue to exploit them, there you can see how they extract the salt from these mines.

You will be amazed with all the nature that surrounds each place, more mountains and the sky, they will be witnesses of those incredible moments. After noon you will be back in the city of Cusco, so that you continue enjoying and getting to know the land of the Incas.