Maras salt mines
E55700
The Maras salt mines are a vast network of terraced salt evaporation ponds in Peru’s Andes, renowned for their striking landscape and centuries-old traditional salt production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maras salt mines canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
salt evaporation ponds ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Cusco
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Cusco
|
| climate | high-altitude Andean climate ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | white and pink hues ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | clay-lined ponds ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
ancestral salt-making knowledge
ⓘ
traditional Andean livelihood ⓘ |
| distanceFromCusco | about 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Urubamba River
ⓘ
surface form:
Urubamba basin
|
| economicActivity | artisanal salt production ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| heritage | indigenous Andean traditions ⓘ |
| historicalUseBy |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
|
| historicalUseSince | pre-Inca times ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centuries-old salt harvesting techniques
ⓘ
striking stepped landscape ⓘ traditional Andean salt production ⓘ |
| languageLocalName | Spanish ⓘ |
| localName | Salineras de Maras ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ Lince District ⓘ
surface form:
Maras District
Sacred Valley ⓘ Urubamba Province ⓘ |
| mainProduct |
pink salt
ⓘ
salt ⓘ |
| management | local community cooperatives ⓘ |
| near |
Urubamba River
ⓘ
Maras ⓘ
surface form:
town of Maras
|
| numberOfPonds | over 3000 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | local families ⓘ |
| ownershipModel | family-owned plots ⓘ |
| productionMethod | solar evaporation ⓘ |
| region | southern Peru ⓘ |
| regionType | rural area ⓘ |
| seasonality | salt harvested mainly in dry season ⓘ |
| shape | terraced ponds ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
landscape photography ⓘ |
| usedFor |
culinary salt
ⓘ
gourmet salt products ⓘ |
| visualFeature | geometric patchwork of ponds ⓘ |
| waterSource |
salty underground stream
ⓘ
subterranean saline spring ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Maras salt mines Description of subject: The Maras salt mines are a vast network of terraced salt evaporation ponds in Peru’s Andes, renowned for their striking landscape and centuries-old traditional salt production.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Urubamba