TOUR MARAS AND MORAY HALF DAY

Cusco, Peru

Starting at 8:30 am, pick up from your hotel and departure to Maras and Moray on the way we can see the snow-capped "Verónica and Chikon" 1h. travel approx. We arrived at the town of Maras, its occupation began when the Cusco nobles were stripped of their palaces in Qosqo and had to leave to settle in other towns such as Maras, which has an adobe church, typical of village religious architecture. they keep canvases from the Cusco school.

Then we will visit Moray, it is an archaeological center, it is about gigantic natural depressions or holes in the surface of the land that were used to build terraces or agricultural terraces with their irrigation channels on its contours, it is a prototype of a greenhouse or quite advanced biological experimental station.

Salt Mines, located northwest of the town of Maras, are made up of about 3000 small wells with an average area of about 5 m², during the dry season they are filled or "irrigated" every 3 days with salt water that emanates from a natural spring. located in the upper part of the wells so that, when the water evaporates, the salt contained in it gradually solidifies and is subsequently processed.

Description APPROX. HOURS
Pick up from your hotel (city center) 8:30 am
Departure to Maras  9:00 am
Visit to the town of Chinchero  10:00 am
Departure to Moray 10:30 am
Visit the terraces and manas de sal 11:30 am
Departure to Maras 12:00 pm
Visit of the agricultural terraces  12:30 pm
Return to Cusco 1:30 pm
Arrival to Cusco (Plaza de Armas) 2:30 pm
  • Tourist transport
  • English – Spanish guide
  • .Lunch
  • Entrance to salt mines S/ 10.00 soles
  • Tourist ticket (BTC) in Moray
  • Sunscreen and mosquito repellent
  • Hat, sunglasses
  • Cash for expenses not included
  • Warm clothes
  • Use of raincoat in rainy season (December to March)
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$ 23

Per person