I'm here to tell you words or pictures just don't do these places justice. We decided to run over to Marras and Moray. when We got to the edge to look over the ruins I just about fell over. The driver said we won't need much time because they are just small ruins. Holy cow I don't know what he considers big ruins. I thought the salineras we almost as impressive. One small stream about the size of an eight inch pipe feeds all this. Most pools have different owners. When they get enough salt buildup in their pool they scrape it out and sell it.
We saw the Maras salineras from the road, but didn't ever make it to them, I understand they are pretty ingenious, and that the enterprise is quite cooperative, and that many families make all or part of their living from their own little pond.
ReplyDeleteWe never did make it to Moray, but I understand the design and size of it is quite impressive. We saw a lot of ruins, and there are many more that we didn't see. The ones I thought most interesting are the Saywite stone on the way to Abancay - if you ever go there by taxi, plan an extra hour to stop off and see it. The other place is Pikillacta, on the way to Sicuani, before you even get as far as Urcos. It is a very ancient pre-Inca fortress city. There are many more ruins of course, and we weren't there to be tourists, but it added so much to the cultural experience and understanding to see them and how they were built and used.
And if you do go to the Saywite stone, take 2 - 3 two liter bottles of water that you can pour on it and see how it flows over the surface.
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