Salineras de Maras
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Salineras de Maras is a historic complex of terraced salt evaporation ponds in Peru’s Sacred Valley, renowned for its striking landscape and traditional salt-harvesting methods dating back to pre-Inca times.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salineras de Maras canonical | 2 |
| Maras salt pans | 1 |
| Salinas de Maras | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
salt evaporation ponds complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | road from Maras ⓘ |
| climateDependency | dry season evaporation ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | pre-Inca era ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | ancestral Andean salt-making tradition ⓘ |
| distanceFromCusco | approximately 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| drainageSystem | gravity-fed channels ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
salt production
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| evaporationProcess | solar evaporation ⓘ |
| harvestingMethod | traditional manual techniques ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as traditional Andean saltworks ⓘ |
| landscapeColorContrast | white salt ponds against red-brown hillsides ⓘ |
| localName |
Salineras de Maras
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Salinas de Maras
|
| localNameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cusco Region
ⓘ
Sacred Valley ⓘ Urubamba Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Urubamba River
ⓘ
Maras ⓘ
surface form:
town of Maras
|
| management | local cooperative ⓘ |
| material |
earthen ponds
ⓘ
stone-lined terraces ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Cusco ⓘ |
| notableFor |
panoramic Andean scenery
ⓘ
striking white terraced ponds ⓘ traditional salt-harvesting methods ⓘ |
| numberOfPonds | over 3000 ⓘ |
| ownershipModel | family-owned ponds ⓘ |
| photography | popular photo destination ⓘ |
| primaryProduct | salt ⓘ |
| regionLanguage | Quechua ⓘ |
| saltType |
gourmet salt
ⓘ
pink salt ⓘ |
| seasonality | most active in dry season ⓘ |
| terrainType | terraced hillside ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
landscape tourism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
local Quechua communities ⓘ |
| usedSince | pre-Inca times ⓘ |
| visitorActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
salt purchase on-site ⓘ |
| waterSource | subterranean saline spring ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maras salt pans
this entity surface form:
Salinas de Maras