This was our first daytrip in peru after spending a night in lima and landing in cusco the following morning. Moray, maras and a great view of the andes self arranged. The tour begins with a visit to the colonial city of maras and its church. Beautiful snowcapped chicon mountain and veronica mountain of the cordillera vilcanota form the backdrop for our maras moray tour. Kbtambo is the only groupcompany that ive been able to find so far that runs this trip. Moray ruins and maras salt ponds, peru south america. Maras y moray excursion half day tour peru explorer. Lima cusco sacred valley maras moray salineras chinchero.
The turnoff for maras and moray is along the two lane highway connecting cusco and the town of urubamba in the sacred valley. While the highlight of chinchero is its colorful outdoor market, maras salineras is an awestruck site of thousands. It seems like a fun way to get out and do something other than walking around. The salt mines of maras, the colonial church of tiobamba, the system of inca agricultural terraces in moray made up of several circular platforms, located at 3,500 meters above sea level, these platforms together reach a depth of 150 meters and the archaeological site in the town of chinchero, are the scene of this motorcycle tour to maras, moray and the salt mines. Maras moray salineras and chinchero sacred valley half. Maras is also the start point to visit the moray and salinas andenes and it is calculated that through this town pass some 200 tourists. You can sometimes see this salt marketed abroad as peruvian pink salt. Chinchero, maras, and moray tour chinchero region, peru. If you come by cab, it will stop at a gatehouse and you have to pay there. Enjoy a variety of amazing views, traditional towns and culture. From maras we continue to the nearby inca site of moray, a magnificent series of terrace circles set into the ground that were once used by the incas for. I got out of cusco for the first time on friday afternoon and i wish id done it earlier. Your first visit will be the maras salt pans, a fascinating system of platforms used since the inca times to extract salt from a natural mountain spring. This peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the incan empire.
The old county of moray murray, centred on the county town of elgin, lies at the heart of an ancient celtic earldom and is famed for its mild climate and rich farmland the barley fields of the 19th century once provided the raw material for the speyside whisky distilleries, one of the regions main attractions for presentday visitors. Enjoy this wonderful adventure and the incredible scenery of the sacred valley with a friendly local guide. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Maras are moray are located on a high altitude plateau northwest of cusco.
Maras, moray, and salineras from cusco, you have a 6 day tour package taking you through cusco, peru. So with no plans to come back to urubamba any time soon, it was worth a shot to reach them. This tour introduces to some of cuscos most interesting inca sites. The town is well known for its salt evaporation ponds, located towards urubamba from the town center, which have been in use since inca times. Machu picchu takes most of the headlines, and rightly so, but there are so many other ancient sites worth visiting. We stopped at a couple of viewpoints so we could visualize what 4500 salt pans actually look like. Tour maras moray y salineras 12 dia tours en cusco. It branches off the main road, and points directly towards the canyon. These days there are thousands of pools, or pocitos, with each pocito yielding around 150 kilograms of salt per month. These small villages are not so touristy but has magnificent incan sites. Atvs maras, moray and salineras peru terra expeditions.
The cusco region has many of its most interesting destinations folded into the pockets of the sacred valley. Split the town of maras two routes, one to the archaeological complex of moray and the other to the salt mines of maras, each with an approximate distance of 4 km. The maras salt mines or salineras as they are called in spanish is about 6 km outside of maras village in a canyon within the sacred valley. Muray is an archaeological site in peru approximately 50 kilometres 31 mi northwest of cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 metres 11,500 ft and just west of the village of maras. Salineras is a cultural site in the sacred valley of the incas. Surrounding these neighboring sites are green checkedlike patches of agricultural fields and snowcapped peaks off in the distance. Explore the legacy of the inca and perus indigenous culture during this day trip to maras, moray, and the salineras from cusco. The chef at salineras spoilt us for the rest of our holiday in peru as were we unable to find food that was as good as his im a chef, so that says a lot. Maras, moray and salineras tour half day peru tours.
Im looking into going mountain biking through moray maras. Best way to see maras, moray, salineras peru lonely. This tour is designed for adventure lovers like you, you will know the tradition and culture of this town of maras, a small town that preserves colonial mansions and a beautiful church surrounded by typical buildings and rustic, where the locals live dedicated to agriculture. Our tour moray, maras and salineras enables you to explore the ancient archeological complex of moray and the surrounding area. Maras 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. Take a tour chinchero, maras, and moray for a full day of sightseeing some of the most striking innovations of the native andeans.
Maras is a town in the sacred valley of the incas, 40 kilometers north of cusco, in the cusco region of peru. Huge circular terraces at moray were thought to be where incas conducted experimental agriculture. Once you get to maras, ask for the road to salineras. Maras synonyms, maras pronunciation, maras translation, english dictionary definition of maras. Maras moray salineras tour maras moray salineras tour. The salt pans outside the town of maras, some way above urubamba, were just within a reasonable distance to travel. I was participating in an excursion to moray ruins and the maras salt ponds, two of. For our final full day in the sacred valley of peru we booked a private tour to the inca agricultural terraces at moray and the salt pans at maras the tour included being picked up by a guide and a driver at our hotel after breakfast and being driven on a dirt track to the agricultural site at moray.
Chinchero, maras salineras, and moray in peru journey. Maras, moray, and salineras from cusco includes an expert guide, meals, transport. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the merriamwebster unabridged dictionary start your free trial today and get unlimited access to americas largest dictionary, with. We are an agency, professional tour operator based in cusco, peru.
The sun had just dipped behind the mountains that tower over the urubamba valley and the town of the same name. I like to change things up and ill have just spent 4 days on the inca trail. Visit important inca sites of chinchero and moray explore the salineras and see the more than 3,000 salt pools learn the techniques on andean weavers, women descendants of the incas visit the city of the portraits, maras, former salt producers. Moray esta formado por cuatro andenes circulares a. More than 250,000 words that arent in our free dictionary. The town of maras lies approximately 40km 25 miles northwest of cusco just off the cuscochincherourubamba road. The scared valley was the heartland of the inca civilization and today its the tourism epicentre of peru. Do add listing buy add listing eat add listing there are no real restaurants in maras, although there are several small stores from which you can buy simple supplies. Tour in motocycle to the salt mines of maras and moray.
This path quickly drops into a ravine, which, after an hour or so, deposits you at salineras. The hows are part of the secrets to which we might never know the answers. This morning you will set out into the sacred valley of the incas. Maras is a city in the sacred valley of peru understand. Located northwest of the town of maras consist of about 2000 small wells, which were already exploited since inca times as a means of economic. Moray and salineras are the only real attractions in maras the town, while quaint, has little to hold a travelers attention besides the ruins. The tour starts with a visit to the colonial town of maras and its church. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, oriol beltran and others published maras revisitado.
Getting out of the pollution of the city and breathing fresh mountain air was so good. Moray and salineras head to salineras for a look at an ingenious way to harvest salt without mines or the ocean, and to moray for early, inventive farming and irrigation technology. Moray maras 2020 alles wat u moet weten voordat je gaat. This tour is an alternative to meet some of the valuable inca architecture as moray, the picturesque village of maras and its salt mines salineras, located within the path to the sacred valley of the incas.
Be amazed by the farming techniques, and remarkable salinera saltpans on this oneday tour right outside cuzco. During our stay we also experienced the chicha workshop, pachamanca workshop lunch and the salineras maras moray extended trek. The day started out with incredible views of the sacred valley and stunning mountains peaks. Walk the streets of maras and sample some chicha corn drink, then learn about inca engineering and agricultural practices at the moray archaeological site. The site contains unusual inca ruins, mostly consisting of several terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is approximately 30 m 98 ft deep. Maras, moray and salineras tour half day an offthebeaten track tour to the circular agricultural terraces of moray with their complex system of irrigation and terraces believed to have been an inca greenhouse as well as the ancient saltworks of salineras, still. You might be asked to pay a s3 entrance fee, but, like moray, this is only sometimes collected. One can observe here the ancient method of extracting salt by evaporation and pick up. Travelers can visit the salt mines and explore them along narrow paths.
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