Maras

Sal de Maras - Cuzco / Cusco - Peru - South America

Maras - Cuzco / Cusco - Peru - South America

Wider view of the salt pans. The salt cultivation predates even Inca times and are still used today.

Peru

Salt terraces at Salinas, near Urubamba, Peru. The salt cultivation predates even Inca times and are still used today. I will have many more to...

Salt pans at Maras, near Urubamba, Peru. Detail taken with zoom lens.

These huge concentric circular terraces (look for the people!) are a testament to ancient engineering. Each massive terrace hewn into the hillside...

Centre de recherche agronomique... inca ! Moray - Cuzco / Cusco - Peru - South America

Veronica is the highest peak in the sacred valley of the Incas, 5683m. (18,641ft) summit elevation, taken with a zoom lens from the Moray...

A beautiful view of a salt mine used by the Incas that is still in use today

Peru

Widest view of the salt pans. The salt cultivation predates even Inca times and are still used today.

Salt pan patterns in Salinas, Peru, way high up in the Andes. The salt cultivation predates even Inca times and are still used today.