Day 4: Sacred Valley
This day we will visit the most outstanding sites of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
A lot of ruins of ancient cities are located in the Sacred valley: Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Urubamba. At the art fair in the town of Pisak, you can buy ceramics, carpets, souvenirs, silver and leather products.
We will continue to Moray, a beautiful and curious Inca archaeological complex composed of colossal concentric terraces simulating a large amphitheater. In Incas times, it served as an agricultural laboratory where diverse microclimates were recreated. Finally, we end our tour visiting the fabulous archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo important for the Incas as a military, religious and agricultural center. We will visit the Temple of the ten windows, the bathrooms of the ñusta, the Temple of the Sun among other places of interest. The postcards from the heights of Ollantaytambo will close this magical day in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Indeed there are many ruins to visit and mountainsides to trek, but one intriguing sight not to be missed are the ancient salt pans, known as the Maras Salt Mines, or Salineras de Maras.
Strategically dug into the mountainside, thousands of shallow pools filled with salt water. Eventually, they evaporate and leave behind crystallized salt. These salt pans have been in operation for more than 500 years. To this day, they are mined by local families for their special, beloved Peruvian pink salt.
Lunch at Mil Centro Restaurant is included. The menu consists of 8 courses.