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| Title: RAFTING IN URUBAMBA RIVER |
| Interest: Family |
| Trip Length: 8 hours |
Overview: The Cusco region offers exceptional opportunities for fans of river rafting. It offers chance to run one of the Peru’s main rivers, the Urubamba River in Cusco. The Urubamba River runs from the high Andean ranges down through the Sacred Valley of the Incas, past Machupicchu, and into the jungle. It is a gentle river with few rapids, exciting white water and fabulous scenery, making it highly recommended for river runners of all ages.
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| Title: MARAS SALT MINES AND MORAY |
| Interest: Culture |
| Trip Length: 4 hours |
Overview: The colonial town of Maras is located over a plain from which it is possible to admire the snow capped mountains of La Veronica at 5,682 meters and Chikon at 5,530 meters. Towards the northwest of the town, at a walking distance, are located the famous Maras salt works to which some people call salt mines. These are constituted by 3,000 small ponds roughly 5 square meters in size, constructed in a slope of the Qaqawiñay mountain. At 7 kilometers southwest from Maras the unique archeological site of Moray is located. It is famous for its sunken amphitheater, which appear to disappear into the earth like an artificial crater. The site was apparently an Inca agricultural research station designed for experimenting with crops at various altitudes and temperatures, creating the conditions or micro climates that in modern times people create in greenhouses.
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| Title: CHINCHERO |
| Interest: Culture |
| Trip Length: 4 hours |
Overview: The town of Chinchero, strategically located 30 kilometers northwest of Cusco, had been entirely constructed on an extremely wide Incan setting. It was founded in the middle of the most beautiful cultivated lands in order to be used as a resting place by Inca Túpac Yupanqui. On its wide plateau, decorated by Piuray and Huaypo lagoons, you can find imposing snow-capped mountains. Chinchero has a rich monumental and cultural heritage and is one of the few places in Cusco that visibly maintains the Incan urban design. The remains of the Incan palace, the colonial church erected on stone foundations, its impeccable cultivation terraces and a colorful fair constitute their main attractions.
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