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.An off-the-beaten track tour to the circular agricultural terraces of Moray with their complex system of irrigation and terraces believed to have been an “Inca Greenhouse” as well as the ancient saltworks of Salineras, still being farmed today using ancient techniques. A great addition to your trip!
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"We had the most incredible time with our Guide, Jose Luis! We cannot express our thanks to the Pachamama Team enough! Thank you for making our trip so memorable!"
Jean & Paul, Jan 2019
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Pick Up Time from your hotel in Cusco: 8.30am
We travel out of Cusco in our private transportation until the village of Maras.
Maras is a nice little town that still keeps a good part of its architectural colonial beauty. You can see amazing facades made of thin stone, lintels with sculptures in bas-relief.
Moray ruins located at 3,450 m.a.s.l. we find the agricultural terraces of Moray with their complex system of irrigation and terraces. These terraces served as a natural green house to grow an extraordinary variety of crops at an altitude that they would typically only grow in the tropical Andes. It has also been suggested that they had a cosmological meaning.
Salineras “Trabajos de Sal” which consist of 3,000 small pools roughly 5 square meters (53.8 ft²) in size. Every three days, during the dry season, workers fill the pools with salt water that comes from natural springs at the top of the Maras complex, and when the water evaporates from the pool the salt is left for collection. This process is carried out over a one month period until the pools reach an approximate volume of solid salt that is 10 centimeters (4 inches) in height. The salt is ground up, treated with iodine, and packaged and sent to the various markets of the region.
Note: There is a short walk from Salineras of approximately 40 minutes back to where our transport is waiting to return to Cusco. It is a downhill picturesque walk.
We can include a visit to the town of Chincheros if time permits and you have not done it on the Sacred valley tour..
Below are some wonderful additions to add onto your time in Cusco!
Our full day tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas! Visit Awanacancha Cultural village, Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chincheros.
Join us on a tour of the main important archeological sites around the city of Cusco! A great addition to your journey!
These ancient aquaducts will astound you with the precise stonework and the pre-Inca ruins at Pikillacta amaze!
GROUP SERVICE : US$ 25 per person
PRIVATE SERVICE
1-6 persons : US$ 250 in total
7-13 persons : US$ 290 in total
** You have a Private Vehicle and Private Driver at your disposal for the tour **
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Professional English speaking Guide·
Professional Driver
Collection from Hotel in Cusco with group and private service (return to hotel included with only private service / group service ends Plaza de Armas)
Transportation
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Entrance fees to be paid locally on the tour (BoletoTuristico required)*
Salineras (Soles 10 per person)
Gratuities
Boleto Turistico*
For the City Tour it is essential to purchase the BOLETO TURISTICO. This tourist ticket is valid for 10 days and allows you entry into the 16 various sites in Cusco City and the Sacred Valley. The cost of the ticket is 130Soles for Adults and 65 Soles for Students with valid ISIC Student Card and it can be purchased at the first site of entry. You cannot purchase single entrances to sites! There is also a 1 Day BOLETO TURISTICO which is 70 Soles. We recommend the 10 Day ticket if you are visiting both city and valley sites. Extra needs to be paid at The Cathedral (Soles 25 per person), Koricancha (Soles 10 per person), Salineras (10 Soles per person)
A few snapshots from our amazing travelers!
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