OVERVIEW

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Chinchero has an incredible Inca architecture and it is the second highest Andean town in Peru (3850MASL). In this village the Andean tradition is still alive, here local people dress with colorful traditional clothing and embrace their rich and native language “Quechua”. After that we will visit Maras, another typical Andean village full of history. Just fitteen  minutes away from the complex is the area of Moray, which is known for its highly advance agriculture research Centre.

Then visit the Salineras, a place with a unique salt mine still providing a source of nourishment for the Andean villagers in Cuzco. Then back to your hotel.

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ITINERARY

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At a coordinated time we will come to pick you up from your hotel, then you will board your tourist bus to head along the spectacular mountain that will allow you to embrace the scenic peaks and take endless photos. This tour offers boundless panoramas with a great combination of nature and villages. Here you will be able to observe huts, ranches, and the real country side. You will then move to the unique Inca research center of Moray, an extraordinary and unique circular shaped construction.

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In order to understand how the Incas were able to work horticultural matters, You will visit different terrace levels. Each terrace has a different scientifically proven micro-climate, so that different crops can be farmed at the same time. A few kilometers away, you will find the village of Maras, which embraces a very typical Andean life, having its colonial church as the main meeting point where every weekend villagers congregate. Another amazing site in this tour is the Salt Evaporation Ponds (Salineras), which has been continually used since the pre-Incan time. The water comes from small streams and gradually trickles down into the ponds to later be evaporated by the sun. This system is still actively used by the local communities as a source of income. Local families work through a rotating system where each family takes a turn to collect the salt once a month thus, giving opportunity for all families to improve their life style. From here you will be driven back to Cusco to the comfort of your hotel where our services and your tour happily end.

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 INCLUSIONS

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• Pick up & drop off from/to your hotel

• Shared private transport

• Specialised guide of the area

• Entrance fee to the sites

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WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED?

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• Extras & tips 

• Accommodation in Cusco