The residents of the community of Maras and Pichingoto are the owners of each of the pools and work throughout the extraction process, this being one of their main sources of income.
The salt mines of Maras are one of the 4 places in the world where salt can be extracted. This natural gift has become one of the most visited tourist places thanks to its famous salt wells.
In Cusco, Maras salt has been used for decades. At present, it is an input used in the kitchen and even in innovative aesthetic treatments. In addition, the promotion of salt and salt mines generate a large amount of employment for the community, which benefits adults and children in the area.
In the same area of Maras, we can find another impressive tourist attraction, the archaeological site of Moray , located at 3,500 meters above sea level. This place was an agricultural laboratory during the pre-Inca and Inca times, one of the main plants that was harvested in these valleys was the coca leaf, a sacred plant of the Inca empire.
The salt mines of Maras are one of the 4 places in the world where salt can be extracted. This natural gift has become one of the most visited tourist places thanks to its famous salt wells.
In Cusco, Maras salt has been used for decades. At present, it is an input used in the kitchen and even in innovative aesthetic treatments. In addition, the promotion of salt and salt mines generate a large amount of employment for the community, which benefits adults and children in the area.
In the same area of Maras, we can find another impressive tourist attraction, the archaeological site of Moray , located at 3,500 meters above sea level. This place was an agricultural laboratory during the pre-Inca and Inca times, one of the main plants that was harvested in these valleys was the coca leaf, a sacred plant of the Inca empire.
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