Spectacular Moray circular Inca Ruins and Maras Saltpans

The Maras –Moray one day trek is a fantastic way of combining big views, local farming techniques, Inca Ruins, ancient towns and astounding salt pans.

We start across the fertile plain of Chinchero, a town famous for its weavings. Labour intensive local farming techniques are well demonstrated en-route. We arrive at the circular Inca ruins of Moray where we enjoy a picnic lunch. Time is permitted to fully explore these fascinating ruins. Moray is believed to be an Incan agricultural centre used to improve high altitude crops – an essential commodity for the huge Incan armies and road building teams essential to support the empire.

Then we head towards the ancient town of Maras with its out-standing Spanish door arches and vast church. Maras is famous for its spies – due to its strategic location above the Sacred Valley. We then drop down into the Sacred Valley of the Incas. En-route are some of the most astounding Salt-pans covering the whole of the hill-side. These salt-pans were mentioned in conquering Spanish’s chronicles.

We finally meet our vehicle again beside the Urubamba river for the drive back to Cusco.