Salinas

Back to Cusco

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October 3rd 2015
Journey back to Cusco The high road back to Cusco passes a number of interesting sites, the first is Salinas, where a hot spring brings water laden with salt to the surface. The Quecha people have built a series of shallow pools on terraces on the hillside to evaporate the water and collect the salt. It is an impressive sight. Moray came next, the Inca built three large circular terraced hollow ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more