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Peru's Maras salt pans are older than the Inca
About 4,500 terraced salt pools near Cusco have been worked since before the Inca. About 400 local families own them today.
Read the full story: Salt Pans of Maras
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The Salt Almanac. (2026, November 8). Peru's maras salt pans are older than the inca. https://saltalmanac.com/did-you-know/maras-pre-inca-salt
“Peru's Maras salt pans are older than the Inca.” The Salt Almanac, 8 Nov. 2026, saltalmanac.com/did-you-know/maras-pre-inca-salt. Accessed [today's date].
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Original sources
- Wikipedia. Salt Mines of Maras. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salineras_de_Maras