Maras (Peru)

The Peruvian community Maras is about 40 km from Cuzco in the province and region of Cusco. It is part of the Sacred Valley of the Incas Urubamba on.

Attractions

In Maras there is a church from the period of Spanish colonialism ( summer residence of the Viceroy ).

Economy

In tiered, salt pans salt there is obtained by the successive evaporation of the natural brine in the sun. Transport by trucks to the sea at Lima requires 20 hours

Film

• Andrea Oster: The salt of the Incas. France, Germany, 2009, 52 min documentation of the salt production site.