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Tomando la ruta al sur se llega a Maras. Cerca al pueblo están las famosas<br />

salineras, un conjunto impresionante de donde se extrae el producto<br />

desde tiempos prehispánicos. Es obligatorio continuar hasta Moray<br />

para deleitarse con sus andenes concéntricos, una joya de la ingeniería<br />

incaica, formada por un conjunto de terrazas circulares de 150 metros de<br />

profundidad, donde, se cree, los incas realizaron experimentos agrícolas.<br />

En Chinchero, cuyo nombre proviene del vocablo quechua sinchi,<br />

‘indio guerrero’, el viajero encontrará un muro inca situado en la plaza<br />

de armas, decorado con diez nichos trapezoidales en buen estado de<br />

conservación. En Chinchero también se realizan ferias dominicales que<br />

son una verdadera fiesta de color.<br />

Por último, toda visita que se precie al Valle Sagrado debe considerar<br />

Ollantaytambo, el último pueblo de valle. Allí, los incas construyeron un<br />

importante centro militar, religioso y agrícola. En lo alto del cerro que<br />

domina el pueblo existe una fortaleza, construida para custodiar el valle<br />

de una posible invasión de etnias selváticas, a la que se llega por unas<br />

largas escalinatas. Sus muros de piedra y sus terrazas son de una belleza<br />

indescriptible.<br />

Visitar el Valle Sagrado de los Incas permite conocer a fondo un modo<br />

de vida único, donde la armonía entre el hombre y su entorno son un<br />

ejemplo para la ecología humana. Un lugar provisto del encanto de un<br />

paisaje sobrecogedor iluminado por la llama de la historia.<br />

the white mountain, Chicón. During the empire, Urubamba was one of the<br />

main regional agricultural centers.<br />

Turning towards the south, you will soon arrive at Maras. Close to the village<br />

are the famous salt licks, an impressive sight from where this spice has been<br />

extracted since pre-Hispanic times. It is a must to pass through Moray to be<br />

seduced by its concentric cultivated terraces, a jewel of Incan engineering,<br />

formed by a complex of 150 meter deep circular terraces, where, as it is<br />

believed, the Incans performed their agricultural experiments.<br />

In Chinchero, whose name comes from the Quechua word sinchi, Indian<br />

Warrior, the traveler will find an Incan wall situated in the main square and<br />

decorated with ten trapezoidal niches in very good condition. Every Sunday,<br />

Chinchero also has a fair, a true festival of color.<br />

At last, every visit to the Sacred Valley must include a stop at Ollantaytambo,<br />

the final village in the valley. There, the Incans built an important military,<br />

religious, and agricultural center. At the top of the hill that overlooks the<br />

town, there is a fortress, which is reached by climbing very large flights of<br />

stairs and constructed to protect the valley from any possible invasion from<br />

jungle tribes. Its stone walls and terraces are indescribably beautiful.<br />

Visiting the sacred valley of the Incas allows for a deep understanding of a<br />

unique way of life where the harmony between man and his environment is<br />

an example for human ecology. It is a gifted spot of enchanting landscape<br />

haunted by the fires of history.<br />

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