Maras Salt Mines

Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 kilometers north of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru. The town, in the eponymous dis…
Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 kilometers north of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru. The town, in the eponymous district, 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. There are over 5,000 salt ponds, some owned by families and others unused.
  • Country: Peru
  • Region: Cusco
  • Province: Urubamba
  • Elevation: 3,300 m (10,800 ft)
  • District: Maras
  • Demonym(s): Mareño, -ña
  • Time zone: UTC-5 (PET)

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