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Moray & Maras
1 day walk.
Grade: Easy
Highlight: Archaeology
Distance Covered: 6 Km or 3.73 mi.
Max. Altitude: 3,400m or 1,1151.86 ft
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Drive to the enigmatic Inca site of Moray, (17 Km from Chinchero)
thought to have been a centre for agricultural experimentation.
Your vehicle will leave you here and you will start your walk
through a high savannah on flat terrain until you reach the
small colonial village of Maras. Picnic lunch. After lunch,
you will start your descent into a gorge where terraces, this
time holding salt deposits, are visible. These salt terraces
have been uninterruptedly in use since Pre Inca times. From
Maras, you will walk down to the river (45 minutes) along
narrow rural paths. You will reach the river and cross the
bridge to meet your vehicle.
Total walk 6 hours on flat and gently
downhill terrain.

Moray
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Maras
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