Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, about 40 kilometres north of Cusco in the Cusco Region of Peru, and the seat of the district of the same name. It is best known for the salt evaporation ponds that lie about four kilometres north of the town, in a canyon that drops towards the Vilcanota River, where water from a subterranean saline stream has been channelled into several hundred terraced ponds since Inca times. The article counts more than five thousand ponds, some owned by families and others unused, and the salt is taken off in layers and graded for table, bulk and industrial use. The area is reached by a paved road that leaves the main Sacred Valley road between Cusco and the surrounding towns, and visitors also come for the colonial church and the nearby Moray Inca ruins.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -13.335,-72.1567
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevationQuote, results, elevation
"elevation": 3378.0
2. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -13.25, -72.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -13.25, -72.25
-13.25 -72.25 ET
3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, southamerica zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone America/LimaQuote, Zone America/Lima
-5:00 Peru %z
Maras, Peru (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Peru, LeadQuote, Part Of: Peru, Lead
Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 kilometers north of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru.
Peru (Wikipedia)
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is a country in western South America
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is a country in western South America
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