MARAS – MORAY
8:30 a.m. Our sightseeing tour, cultural, begins with the pick up from the hotel on our own mobile to start our visit to the following places.
MORAY: It is about 7 km southwest of Maras ; archaeological site unique in the region. It is a big natural depressions or holes in the ground surface that were used to construct in its contours farming terraces with irrigation is therefore a prototype greenhouse or well advanced biological research station .
MARAS: Located 3,300 meters west of Cusco from there you can see the Cordillera Urubamba and the peaks of ” Veronica ” ( 5682 m) and the ” Chicon ” ( 5530 masl) Its important occupation began when the Inca’s Cusco nobles were stripped of their palaces in Qosqo and had to leave to settle in other small towns like Maras, IT has a church made of adobe, typical small-town religious architecture , the interior of the church was saved from the Cusco School paintings very renowned painters .
Maras SALT MINES located northwest of the town of Maras are constituted by about 3000 small wells with an average area of about 5 m², during the dry season are filled or “water ” every 3 days with salt water emanating from a natural fountain located in the top of the wells so that the water evaporates, the salt contained in it gradually solidifies . And subsequently elaborated.
INCLUDES:
- Tourist transport
- Professional guide
- Full Tourist Ticket or Partial (Provided by your travel agent)
NOT INCLUDE:
- Personal expenses.
- Lunch and other extras.
WE RECOMMEND TO BRING:
- Light clothes for walking
- Sunscreen
- Water, Money in Soles for shopping, Camera fully charged.
- A willingness and desire to Enjoy your tour.
