These salt "flats" are on a hillside and such an interesting place to visit! Be sure to get a photo from the pull out on the road down to the area. Once there, you can walk among the many natural pans of water which will produce the salt which is harvested by several families that have worked the area for... More

Going to see salt pans may sound like a snore, but we found them fascinating. Also beautiful, as the different stages of evaporation created patchwork pattern in shades of white and tan in the midst of the mountains. Great photo ops.

The Sallnas de Maras are way off the beat path for most tourists but well worth the trip if you have the time. The Sallnas salt pools are quite a view to behold, as you drive down the mountainside on a dirt road. The salt pools are cut into the mountainside and scatter the near desert view with patches of... More

This was incredible. Families own plots and manage the collection of salt from these salt mines. From a distance, they look like a very large honey comb but up close you can see that they are more like salt gardens tended by families. I found it quite interesting and we were able to watch people raking the salt up and... More

It was beautiful. You'd better have a guide or do some homework before getting there to have a rough idea for what the place is and where the salt water comes from.

I knew nothing about salt mines before and was amazed. We went with a tourguide while mountain biking and he was able explain a lot to us. This salt mine belongs to familes who are descendents from the Inkas, so cool! They let us try a little of their salt and we decided to even buy our own bag =)... More

I passed this up on my first trip to Peru, back in 2006. At that time I didn't think it sounded interesting, just some salt flats... Well, on my recent trip, I made sure to take the time to visit and it was one of the highlights of the two weeks spent in Peru. Simply amazing! This place along with... More

imagine that pre incas civilization used it; incas, used it and now we use it! Very interesting

258 local families own the salt pans that are fed by a small volcaninc spring and they co-operatively harvest the salt as the water evaporates. The poorer salt is sold for animal feed, cleaner salt is sold for cooking and flavouring. The site is built into the hill side and is a wonderful feat of engineering. If you go make... More