Maras Salineras 1 Day

Altitude: 3600 - 2800 meters / 11811 - 9186 feet.
High season: All year long.
Duration: 1 day.
Maras is a small village, 40 kilometers from Cusco on a side-road to
Urubamba. Its main interest, other than its colonial church, is the salt-mines,
situated near the village that fascinates the numerous visitors and
photographers.
The light that strikes through the mountains on these mines is a unique
show that draws a lot of tourists and nature-lovers. It seems that,
against all nature's laws, snow has found in this ravine that ends up
into the River Urubamba, a refuge to remain immune against the sunbeams.
BOOK THIS TOUR
ITINERARY:
We'll pick you up at your hotel to go to the village of Cruz Pata where
we'll visit the beautiful lake of Huaypo. Around this place we'll
observe a large amount of different plants and flowers typical for this
region. After this we'll visit the terraces of Moray where the Incas did
a lot of agricultural experiments. This is a very nice place for
sightseeing because of the numerous snow-peak mountains, especially
during the winter (from April to August). After this visit we'll return
to the village of Maras that will expose to us its most beautiful
colonial doors in different styles.
We'll end this tour in the salt-mines of Maras before going back to
Cusco.
Included:
• Guide
• Bus
• Entrance-fees .