Salineras
The Salt Mines of Maras is one of the largest salt extraction centers of prehispanic origin in Cusco. It is in the Urubamba Province in Cusco in southeast Peru, at an elevation of 3,200 m above sea level.Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ed88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Salt flat in Peru
- Also known as: “Maras solar salterns”, “Salinas de Maras”, “salineras de Maras”, and “Salt Mines of Maras”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maras and Urubamba.
Maras
Photo: 归零者, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Urubamba
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Urubamba is a small town in Peru, located near the Urubamba River under the snow-capped mountain Chicón. It is the capital of the district of the same name.
Yucay
Photo: Ynsalh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yucay is a village in Peru. The town is in a scenic valley and has many farming families. There is nothing to see or do in this town, but it can be a convenient base to make various short trips from.
Salineras
- Categories: salt evaporation pond and tourism
- Location: Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.30385° or 13° 18′ 14″ southLongitude
-72.15402° or 72° 9′ 15″ westElevation
3,372 metres (11,063 feet)Open location code
57R9MRWW+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4831575622OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Salineras” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Salineras de Maras”
- Dutch: “Categorie:Zout uit Maras”
- Dutch: “Zoutpannen van Maras”
- French: “salines de Maras”
- French: “Salines de Maras”
- French: “salinières de Maras”
- French: “Salinières de Maras”
- Italian: “Salineras”
- Portuguese: “Salinas de Maras”
- Spanish: “minas de sal de Maras”
- Spanish: “salinas de Maras”
- Spanish: “salineras de Maras”
- Spanish: “Salineras de Maras”
- Venetian: “Sałineras”
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