Salinas de Maras Cusco

Cusco , Peru
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    129 reviews 4 travel blogs 8 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Geological formation

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TravelPod Member ReviewsSalinas de Maras Cusco

  • Maras salt mines

    5

    uconnhusky 5 contributions United States Sep 6, 2011

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Salinas de Maras Cusco

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    "Those Inca's Were Bat-**** Crazy"

    8 photos

    So this was the unofficial last day of our Machu Picchu trek. It was really more of a day spent meandering our way back from Ollanta to Cusco in non-lycra based clothing (which was pretty exciting, let me tell you. One can only handle so much sportswear without feeling like they're stuck in a lame Nike commercial).

    Tomas kindly toured us …

  • 2

    Saving the best till last....

    38 photos

    For my last day in Peru, I booked this day trip ages ago. I had seen a picture of Salineras and I wanted to go there.

    I also so so wanted to walk in the countryside.

    We agreed to meet Christian at 8:30 and we were to take a combination of public buses and cars out to Maras and then onto Moray before walking across to Salineras. …

Related BlogsSalinas de Maras Cusco

  • 1

    days before the inca trail

    33 photos

    ... haben) auf eine Tour durchs Sacred Valley.  Neben der Fahrt durch eine traumhafte Landschaft besuchten wir die Salinas de Maras, wo Salz in Becken, die terrassenfoermig angelegt sind, nach alt herkoemmlicherweise gewonnen wird. Zudem schauten wir ...

  • 2

    More bleedinī archaeology

    5 photos

    ... It was quite a bizzare thing to see (see photos when posted) Finally, and most interestingly we visited Las Salinas de Maras. Not surprisingly, theses are also Inca constructions. We particularly liked this site. Itīs basically a tiny salty stream ...

  • 3

    Sacred Valley & Chinchero Sunday Market

    26 photos

    ... in traditional garb and set their wares on blankets around the main square. In the Sacred Valley near Urubamba is Salinas de Maras where thousands of individual ancient salt mines form unique terraces in a hillside. The mines are in reality small pools ...

  • 4

    "Those Inca's Were Bat-**** Crazy"

    8 photos

    ... look so awesome. After we had exhausted ourselves and the ruins, we hopped back in the taxi and headed out to the Salinas de Maras. I wish I could have gotten some better photographs of them, but it was really freakin' windy out there and the shade was ...