Natural Salt Mines and Moray Terraces from Ollantaytambo to Cusco

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Stop At: Centro Historico De Cusco, Cusco 08002 Peru

As the oldest living city in the Americas, Cusco has been inhabited continuously for over 3,000 years. It was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th to 16th century until Spanish conquest, and now is a major tourist destination.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Moray, Maras 08655 Peru

The platforms, built on retaining walls filled with fertile soil and irrigated by complex irrigation systems, allowed to cultivate more than 250 plant species. These platforms served as an Inca agricultural laboratory to experiment with their crops. Moray encloses history and landscape beauty.

Duration: 1 minute

Stop At: Salinas de Maras, Carreta a Maras Urubamba, Maras 00051 Peru

The Salinas de Maras in Cusco, or maras salt mines as they are also called, are salt mines whose exploitation is as old as the Tahuantinsuyo. Located on the slope of the hill, the salt pans in the form of terraces or platforms is crossed by a stream that feeds the pools with salty water.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero, Chinchero Peru

The colours of the rainbow can also be found throughout Chinchero textiles. The 40 adult weavers and 40 children of the community weaving association are masters in the textile art.

Duration: 40 minutes