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. More

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 More

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

Huge salt pans in the mountains. A bit off the beaten track, but definitely a highlight of my trip to Peru. More

We included this site along with Maray on a private tour. It is a nice drive through the countryside to the salt mines. They are still working them the same way as they did 1000 years ago. More

It was incredible to see and the history of the place was extremely interesting. This was one of our favorite stops. More

Hard to believe that salt is produced here. Stick your hand in the water, lick your fingers, and taste the salt. More