Chinchero Maras Moray and Salt Mines from Cusco

Chinchero Maras Moray and Salt Mines from Cusco

These OFF THE BEATEN PATH sites of Peru will be a rewarding experience that the average tourist will miss. Chinchero, one of the best textile markets in South America. Learn how the alpaca and vicuna yarn is dyed and turned into beautiful garments. The Salt mines of Maras provides the natural beauty of the crystal like salt, where you will learn how they harvest the salt and Moray is genius Inca architecture showing how far advanced they were with the terraced platforms in a circular form, perhaps for agricultural purposes. We will pick you up from your Cusco or Sacred Valley hotel and embark on a tour, that is little known to the average traveler, and practically enjoy these sites all to ourselves.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Salinas de Maras, Carreta a Maras Urubamba, Maras 00051 Peru

Learn how the salt is collected and harvested from this ancient salt mine. Moray, an ancient agricultural site, showing how advanced the Inca population was and their design to grow their crops

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Iglesia Colonial de Chinchero, Chinchero Peru

One of the few churches made of adobe. you will also visit a local farmers market where you can shop for souvenirs

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Chinchero, Chinchero, Cusco Region

Chinchero, home to the best textile market in South America and learn how they dye and weave these alpaca and vicuna yarn into beautiful garments

Duration: 1 hour