MARAS MORAY AND SALT MINES TOUR

Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco – Maras

• Maras:The village of Maras is our first stop. Maras was of great importance during the viceroyalty, declared as Villa declared as the town of San Francisco of Asis (it was the principal source of salt in the southern mountains), it’s showed by the church and the houses that still have the emblem of the noble indigenous on their facades.
• Maras salt mines: salt mines of Maras, which is our second stop, belongs to the village of Maras. The salt mines of Maras surprises the visitor by its more than three thousand pools that are being worked by more than 360 families that have inherited the custom of extracting the salt; the marketing of the salt is made by the association Maras Salt that looks out for the interests of the village since the late 80s.
• Moray: Our last stop are the circular terraces of Moray who are a sample of how the Andean man challenged nature and took advantage of its geographic status, these terraces were used as an agricultural laboratory that let the villagers have a great variety of potatoes and maize among other produce.

Breackfast: Not Included Lunch: Not Included Dinner: Not Included Overnight: Not Included

Included

• Transportation
• Professional guide (English/Spanish)
• Box lunch

Not included

• Meals
• BTP (parcial tourist ticket)