Point of interest
Salineras de Maras
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Location
Urubamba, Cusco
Tips from locals
Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 km north of Cuzco, in the Cuzco Region of Peru. The town is well known for its salt evaporation ponds, located towards Urubamba from the town center, which have been in use since Inca times. The salt-evaporation ponds are four kilometers north of the town, down a canyon that descends to the Rio Vilcanota and the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 km north of Cuzco, in the Cuzco Region of Peru. The town is well known for its salt evaporation ponds, located towards Urubamba from the town center, which have been in use since Inca times. The salt-evaporation ponds are four kilometers north of…
A nice day trip to do from Urubamba is to visit the Salt Mines in Maras. It's a couple of hour hike to the ruins and only costs you a little fee to get in.