Travel destinations Peru – History
Moray
Terraces with retaining walls in large natural depressions up to 150 m
deep. The concentrically arranged, approximately 1,80 m high terraces give
the impression of a gigantic amphitheater. A complex system of artificial
irrigation canals enclosing all terraces indicates agricultural use. The
large temperature difference of up to 15 ºC from the upper edge to the
lowest point creates its own microclimate for each terrace. It is
therefore believed that the site was an important agricultural laboratory
for the Incas.
38 km northwest of Cusco.
3500 m.
Climate of the nearby village of Maras
Average temperature
January: 12 °C, February: 12 °C, March: 11,9 °C, April: 11,8 °C, May: 10,6 °C, June:
9,5 °C, July: 9,2 °C, August: 10,2 °C, September: 11,4 °C, October: 12,7 °C, November:
12,8 °C, December: 12,3 °C.
Average high and low temperature
January: 18,5 °C / 5,6
°C, February: 18,2 °C
/ 5,8 °C, March: 18,4 °C
/ 5,5 °C, April: 19,2 °C
/ 4,4 °C, May: 19,0 °C
/ 2,3 °C, June: 18,8 °C
/ 0,2 °C, July: 18,4 °C
/ 0,1 °C, August: 19,6 °C
/ 0,9 °C, September: 19,4 °C
/ 3,5 °C, October: 20,6 °C
/ 4,9 °C, November: 20,3 °C
/ 5,3 °C, December: 19,0 °C
/ 5,6 °C.
Average rainfall
January: 149 mm, February: 106 mm, March: 92 mm, April: 42 mm, May: 4 mm, June:
2
mm, July: 4 mm, August: 11 mm, September: 26 mm, October: 49 mm, November:
86 mm,
December: 109 mm.
Source of statistical data:es.climate-data.org.
Photo: ANDINA.
Travel programs:
Whole day
Maras: salt is extracted from saline
spring water in a terraced system by evaporation. Moray: Inca
agricultural laboratory in the form of a circular terrace that deepens
towards the centre.
Geographical location
Altitude
PTW-CUS003
Maras – Moray – Chincheros
