Moray and Salt Mines Downhill Bike Tour

Moray and Salt Mines Downhill Bike Tour

This mountain bike tour Peru offers a high altitude through the mountains of the Andes near Cusco, passing through the city of Maras and the Inca terraces of Moray, which is used to experiment with different types

the tour starts from ollantaytambo from 9 am to 3 pm includes transportation bike guide

Moray is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 kilometers northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 meters and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains unusual Inca ruins, mostly consisting of several terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is approximately 30 m deep

The salt pans of Maras in Cusco, or the salineras of Maras as well as the llamas, the mines of the mines in the past, such as the Tahuantinsuyo. Located on the slope of the hill, the salt pans in the form of terraces or platforms is crossed by a stream that nourishes the pools with salt water. The use of the Salt of Maras dates from thousands of years and is inherited in each family, but it is managed in a communal way. The name of the salina in Quechua is kachi Raqay and is composed of about five thousand pools of about 5 square meters each, the water seeps into the pools and evaporates by intense sunlight action, which sprout the thick salt crystals, After 1 month the salt reaches 10 cm. of height and has to be harvested.

This mountain bike tour Peru offers a high altitude through the mountains of the Andes near Cusco, passing through the city of Maras and the Inca terraces of Moray, which is used to experiment with different types

the tour starts from ollantaytambo from 9 am to 3 pm includes transportation bike guide