The Salineras de Maras, or Maras salt mines, date back to pre-Inca times.

They are also the largest prehispanic salt mines in Peru. Historians know little about exactly who created the mines and when. However, archeologists have found evidence of civilizations in Maras since around 700 BCE.

The Maras Salt Mines are more than 6,000 salt ponds carved by the Incas. Local families have been operating them for over 500 years on the slopes of Qori Pujio Mountain in the Sacred Valley of the Incas (Cusco, Peru).

In the distance, these resemble a snow layer, this attraction is very popular and the most visited place in Cusco there are options such as walking around and Walking down to the valley.