Maras and Moray Salt mines 1 Day tour
CHINCHERO
The colonial town of Chinchero was built on top of an Inca town, surrounded by multicoloured fields whilst close by a lagoon of the same name is located that provides water to nearby agriculture areas. Here we will pass by the town of Moray directly to our main destination of the circles of Moray with view of the snow carpets of the cordillera Vilcanota, where the native people dedicate their lives to agriculture.
MORAY
A few minutes drive from Chinchero we will go off road reaching the main Inca agriculture laboratory, the circles of Moray, constructed on stone in descending circles in a volcano crater, uniformly constructed 150 metres deep, which are used to adapt crops to the new ecosystem of the Andes.
This place has amazing an irrigation system, also being constructed with a filtration system to avoid flows and damage to crops. Also in the deepest circle, many ceremonies to the earth (Pacha Mama) take place. Therefore this multi functional location serves as a place for spiritual purposes as well as agricultural.
MARAS/ SALINERAS ( Salt mines )
Roughly 20 minutes ride from Moray we arrive in a little valley where the Salineras of Maras (Maras Salt mines) are located, one of the biggest mysteries of nature. From the depths of the mountain sprouts a spring of extremely salty water and since the Incas ruled these lands these salt mines have been made up from about 3000 small wells with an area average size of about 4 ms ² and 10cm deep. Those are being exploited until the modern era, producing salt by natural evaporation where a simple natural process of salty water fills up the wells allowing the sun to hit and evaporate the water with the remaining substance left being pure natural salt. (This place is spectacular for photography)
Itinerary
Depart Cusco approx. 8:30 am returning approximately 2:00 pm with a stop on the way to look at points of interest including Chinchero.
What is included on the tour:
• Tourist bus.
• Professional tour guide in English (private groups can choose any language)
What is not Included:
* Lunch (we recommend you to bring a snack because there is not a good restaurant in the nearby area).
* Cusco Tourist Ticket (if you don’t have tourist ticket the entrance fee cost 5 soles)
* Maras entrance is an additional 6 soles.
We recommend that you bring
- Original Passport
- ISIC ID if you book your tour as student
- Day bag pack
- Water (although you can buy this anywhere too)
- Sun protections (sun cream, hat)
- Rain jacket or rain poncho (in the rainy season)
- Money for souvenirs
- Comfortable walking shoes.
- Some warm clothes.
What we need when you make a reservation.
* Full name as it is written in your passport
* Passport number
* Nationality
* Date of birth
* Departing date for the tour
* 60% deposit of the tour´s price by western union, PayPal, ABN AMRO bank in Holland and Bank of American in USA, the remind balance is paid at our office in Cusco
1-2 peple US$ 160
3-4 people US$ 50 pp
5-6 people US$ 40 pp
Terms and Condition
With any tour booked with Green Peru Adventures, we will provide a free walking tour around the enigmatic city of Cusco, with our professional multi lingual tour guide.
The colonial town of Chinchero was built on top of an Inca town, surrounded by multicoloured fields whilst close by a lagoon of the same name is located that provides water to nearby agriculture areas. Here we will pass by the town of Moray directly to our main destination of the circles of Moray with view of the snow carpets of the cordillera Vilcanota, where the native people dedicate their lives to agriculture.
MORAY
A few minutes drive from Chinchero we will go off road reaching the main Inca agriculture laboratory, the circles of Moray, constructed on stone in descending circles in a volcano crater, uniformly constructed 150 metres deep, which are used to adapt crops to the new ecosystem of the Andes.
This place has amazing an irrigation system, also being constructed with a filtration system to avoid flows and damage to crops. Also in the deepest circle, many ceremonies to the earth (Pacha Mama) take place. Therefore this multi functional location serves as a place for spiritual purposes as well as agricultural.
MARAS/ SALINERAS ( Salt mines )
Roughly 20 minutes ride from Moray we arrive in a little valley where the Salineras of Maras (Maras Salt mines) are located, one of the biggest mysteries of nature. From the depths of the mountain sprouts a spring of extremely salty water and since the Incas ruled these lands these salt mines have been made up from about 3000 small wells with an area average size of about 4 ms ² and 10cm deep. Those are being exploited until the modern era, producing salt by natural evaporation where a simple natural process of salty water fills up the wells allowing the sun to hit and evaporate the water with the remaining substance left being pure natural salt. (This place is spectacular for photography)
Itinerary
Depart Cusco approx. 8:30 am returning approximately 2:00 pm with a stop on the way to look at points of interest including Chinchero.
What is included on the tour:
• Tourist bus.
• Professional tour guide in English (private groups can choose any language)
What is not Included:
* Lunch (we recommend you to bring a snack because there is not a good restaurant in the nearby area).
* Cusco Tourist Ticket (if you don’t have tourist ticket the entrance fee cost 5 soles)
* Maras entrance is an additional 6 soles.
We recommend that you bring
- Original Passport
- ISIC ID if you book your tour as student
- Day bag pack
- Water (although you can buy this anywhere too)
- Sun protections (sun cream, hat)
- Rain jacket or rain poncho (in the rainy season)
- Money for souvenirs
- Comfortable walking shoes.
- Some warm clothes.
What we need when you make a reservation.
* Full name as it is written in your passport
* Passport number
* Nationality
* Date of birth
* Departing date for the tour
* 60% deposit of the tour´s price by western union, PayPal, ABN AMRO bank in Holland and Bank of American in USA, the remind balance is paid at our office in Cusco
1-2 peple US$ 160
3-4 people US$ 50 pp
5-6 people US$ 40 pp
Terms and Condition
With any tour booked with Green Peru Adventures, we will provide a free walking tour around the enigmatic city of Cusco, with our professional multi lingual tour guide.
we look forward to making your journey an unforgettable experience
Calle Tambo de Montero 222 Cusco
at El Balcón Hostal ⋆⋆⋆
Skype: greenperuadventures / roland13581
Phone: 0051 84 236738
Cell Roland (Leo) (0051)993365936 / 976 158788
Emergency phone 0051 84 255684
E-mail: info@greenperuadventures.com
For more information please Contact Us
at El Balcón Hostal ⋆⋆⋆
Skype: greenperuadventures / roland13581
Phone: 0051 84 236738
Cell Roland (Leo) (0051)993365936 / 976 158788
Emergency phone 0051 84 255684
E-mail: info@greenperuadventures.com
For more information please Contact Us
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