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#salineras #maras #urubamba #pichingoto #cusco #peru The Sacred Valley of the Incas is a territory full of incredible landscapes and unique archaeological sites. One of the most visited are the famous Salineras de Maras. This attraction is made up of thousands of small pools dug into the mountainside. These salt wells have been captured by photography lovers from all over the world. The Salineras de Maras are located 50 km northeast of the city of Cusco, at an altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level. Geographically they are located in the lower part of the sub-basin and left bank of the Salineras stream, towards its mouth in the Vilcanota river, in the jurisdiction of the peasant communities of Maras and Pichingoto, between the ravines of the Qaqahuiñay, Cruz Mocco, Llully Mocco and Chupayoq hills. It has three access routes: from the town of San Francisco de Maras, along the bridle path or runañan to the salt mines, the paved road from the town of San Francisco de Maras, and crossing the Inca bridge of Tarabamba through the community of Pichingoto.