The salt mines of Maras were one of the highlights of my visit to Peru. They are usually visited by organised tours from Cusco in the morning in combination with the Incan ruins of Moray, but I happened to have slept in that day and when I enquired at a travel agency in Cusco if there was any transport or tour available for the day, they told me the only option would be to take a bus, get off on the crossroad and then take a collective taxi to the ruins of Moray, so that's what I did.
The ruins of Moray are really impressive since they are circle-shaped and set into a beautiful landscape. After visiting the ruins, I had to find a way of getting to the salt mines which were only a few kilometres away. Since there was no shared taxi waiting at the ruins, I tried my luck hitchhiking and soon I found a school class from Northern Peru who were on a school trip to Cusco. They gave me a ride on their bus to the salt mines, got me in for free and even took me back all the way to Cusco! Apart from this awesome experience and meeting these amazing people, I was able to see the salt mines in a beautiful golden hour light!
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