Orosco Travel – Machu Picchu & Peru Tours

MARAS AND MORAY

Description

Immerse yourself in a fascinating journey into history and nature with our tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. You will explore the impressive salt mines in Maras, a legacy of pre-Inca times, where 5000 small pits form a unique landscape. Then, in Moray, you will discover gigantic depressions that served as ancestral agricultural laboratories, essential for the adaptation of plant species. Finally, in Chinchero, you will immerse yourself in the local culture, visiting its church, archaeological park and a textile center where ancestral weaving techniques survive.

MARAS AND MORAY

At 08:30 a.m. you will go to the salt mines of MARAS where you will find the famous “salt mines”, which are made up of about 5000 small wells with an average area of about 5 m² each. This salt mine was exploited since pre-Inca times.

Then, passing through the town of Maras, you will visit the archaeological center of MORAY, these are depressions or gigantic natural holes in the surface of the land, which were used to build terraces or agricultural terraces with their respective irrigation channels in their contours; due to its climatic conditions and other characteristics it was an important center of domestication, acclimatization and hybridization of wild plant species that were modified or adapted for human consumption.

Later, you will go to the town of CHINCHERO to visit the church and the archaeological park of the place, you will also have the opportunity to enter a textile production center where they still use ancestral techniques of weaving and dyeing of wool. This tour ends at 03:00 pm. End of service

INCLUDES

 
  • Tourist transportation.
  • Professional guide.

NOT INCLUDED

 
  • Partial valley tourist ticket: (70 soles)
  • Entrance fee to Salineras: (10 soles)

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Comfortable and appropriate clothing.
  • Sunscreen and hat.
  • Water bottle.
  • Report medical conditions.
  • Camera or cell phone.
  • Follow safety instructions.
  • Respect the environment and local culture.
  • Keep belongings safe.
PRICE PER PERSON
USD. 20

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