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Price 20.00 USD$ Locations Visited : sacred valley of the incas & cusco Trip Style : Cultural Length : Half day Frequency : Every Day Group : Min 8, Max 20 Physical Grading : 1,2,3,4,5 OVERVIEW This picturesque town, located 46 km from Cusco, contains beautifully preserved colonial architecture against a delightful backdrop of nature’s colorful caprices. What To Expect Inclusions and Price Tour Itinerary  Day 1: Pick up at 08:30 from your Hotel or meeting point in our office. Enjoy this fantastic half day tour to see Moray the Greenhouse farming laboratory, visit a traditional andean town of Maras with their ancient traditions of artisans and lovely people and finally see the natural Salt Mines. The Incas used these circular terraces located west of Cusco, like an agricultural “research station” By a freak of climate and terrain, the average temperature on the lower terraces is much cooler than on the higher ones, thus enabling researchers to test different crop strains for different climates. Storings and channelling water was another key to the Andeans success as farmers. — CHINCHERO: Located 28 kilometers from Cusco and surrounded by patchwork style fields of exquisite natural colours. Chincheros is a charming town, with colonial style constructions and was a major agricultural center during the Tawantinsuyo. One can appreciate the stone walls with trapezoidal niches that provide the setting for the traditional market, where...