Maras Salt Ponds
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.
- Quarry
- Description: Salt flat in Peru
- Also known as“Maras solar salterns”“Salinas de Maras”“Salineras”“salineras de Maras”“Salt Mines of Maras”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maras and Urubamba.
Maras Salt Ponds
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Latitude
-13.30008° or 13° 18′ 0″ south
Longitude
-72.15607° or 72° 9′ 22″ west
Open location code
57R9MRXV+XH
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Maras Salt Ponds” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Salineras de Maras”
- Dutch: “Categorie:Zout uit Maras”
- Dutch: “Zoutpannen van Maras”
- French: “salines de Maras”
- French: “Salinières de Maras”
- Italian: “Salineras”
- Portuguese: “Salinas de Maras”
- Russian: “Соляные копи”
- Spanish: “minas de sal de Maras”
- Spanish: “salinas de Maras”
- Spanish: “Salineras de Maras”
- Venetian: “Sałineras”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maras Salt Ponds viewpoint and Belvédère grande vue sur Les Salinas de Maras.
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