Maras
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Maras is a small Andean town in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its ancient terraced salt pans that have been harvested since Inca times.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maras District | 1 |
| town of Maras | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | high-altitude Andean climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 40 km northwest of Cusco ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 10800 feet
ⓘ
about 3300 metres ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Andean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca cultural heritage
|
| hasNearbyAttraction | Moray archaeological site ⓘ |
| inception | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Inca-era salt production
ⓘ
salt pans ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Quechua
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sacred Valley ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Cusco Region
ⓘ
Maras District ⓘ Urubamba Province ⓘ |
| locatedInValley |
Urubamba
ⓘ
surface form:
Urubamba Valley
|
| locatedNear | Urubamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes ⓘ |
| regionType |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean highlands
|
| saltPansInUseSince |
Andean Late Horizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca times
|
| saltPansType | terraced evaporation ponds ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
rural tourism ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Salineras de Maras
ⓘ
surface form:
Maras salt pans
|
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
salt extraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maras District
this entity surface form:
town of Maras