Full day Donwhill And Cross Country Bike Ride To Agricultural Laboratory And Salt Mines
Moray Archaeological Incan Complex is located about 7km away from Maras town (3300m) and 35 km from Cusco. Those are enormous natural depressions or hollows in the ground surface that Inkas used for constructing irrigated farming terraces around them. Arqueologys dominated this place like “Agricultural Laboratory”. What is surprising is that the difference of average annual temperature between the top and the bottom reaches even about 15°C (59°F) in the main depression that is about 30 mts (100 feet) deep. In those natural formations, nature has created an environment, conditions or micro climates.Moray, because of its climate conditions and many other characteristics, was an important center of domestication, acclimatization and hybridization of wild vegetable species that were modified or adapted for human consumption. Therefore, it is a prototype of a greenhouse or experimental biological station, very advanced for its age that helped so that the ancient American Man could leave for mankind about 60% of the vegetable goods that are consumed; so that the Andean Man could consume three thousand different potato varieties, one and a half hundreds of maize, and many other rich goods.
Maras Salt Mine is located near of Maras town surrounded by huge snowpeaks named “La Veronica” (5682m) and “Chicon” (5530m). This place as know saltpans of salineras of the sacred valley of the Incas. Maras-Salineras it is great tourist attractive are the thousands of evaporation salt flats that form an enormous salt mine, the process of production last from Inca time.
PERU BIKING TOURS invite you for full day downhill and cross country bike ride through agricultural laboratory and salt mines in the sacred valley of the Incas.
ITINERARY
At 7 am we pick up from the hotel and travel by own private jeep to Chincheros village, which takes 40 minutes. Here we begin our cross country biking tour on the nice Andean landscape. We visit Lake Huaypo, Moray agricultural laborary, Maras colonial town surrounded by nice farming area. Salt mining of Maras located on the way down to Urubamaba River, and is a place named Salineras, are extensive terracing salt areas, controlled, and used since before Inca days. Finally enjoy downhill bike ride to Urubamba-Sacred Valley. This trip is for beginners, and experience bikers, you can choose to ride in asphalt road, dirt road and single trucks. Will be a nice experience mixing the sport and knowledge of the Inca culture. After 5 hours biking around 30km and stopping at different view points and lunch at Urubamba town we will back to Cusco on late afternoon.
INCLUDED: Private supporting vehicle (only private VIP service) + English speaking tour guide + GT/TREK/BIANCHI/CANNONDALE Mountian bikes in good maintenace (full disc brake) + Windproof and full-finger glove which can also be worn during the cold season or high altitudes + Helmet; light ventilated and comfortable for your head + 1 lunch in the sacred valley of the Incas + Plenty of snack and drinking water keep in cooler (only private VIP service) + Entrance fee to every archaeological sites, according the program (some tour operators don’t include this entrance) + Repair kits and new parts + Bottle of oxygen and first aid kit for all participants and our cam staff + Food for our camp staff (guide and driver) + Biking tour price include government sales tax (19% as know IGV).
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BIKE COMPONENTS
1- ALUMINUM FRAME (TREK/GT/BIANCHI/CANNONDALE). Different size 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 inches2- FRONT AIR SHOCK (ROCK SHOX – SR SUNTOUR – RST 110mm travel). Excellent for long tracks, downhill and climb in XC conditions.
3- DISC BRAKES (SHIMANO DEORE). Stainless Steel/Aluminum. The lock ring mounting system enhances precision and rigidity while improving braking efficiency.
4- STEM (ZOOM 10 DEGREE). Oversized multifunctional adjustable for downhill and XC.
5- HEADSETS (CANE CREEK). Integrated cartridge thread less headset.
6- SADDLES (SPECIALIZED). Hybrid saddle with gel cover and complete comfortable.
7- SEATPOST (EASTON). Full Aluminum with AL-2014 head.
8- RIM (MAVIC). Light and strong for MTB, XC and adapted for V-Brake and disc brake.
9- BRAKE LEVERS (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum). For mechanical disc brake, Very good and modulable, have grip-lever distance regulator.
10- SHIFT LEVER (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum). From 3 speed – Rear 9 speed.
11- HOLLOWTECH CRANKSET (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
12- BOTTOM BRACKET (SHIMANO DEORE). 22mm diameter hollow pipe billet spindle reduces weight, increases strength and rigidity.
13- REAR DERAILLEUR (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
14- FRONT DERAILLEUR (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
15- REAR FREEHUB (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
16- FRONT HUB (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
17- SPEED CASSETTE (SHIMANO DEORE Steel). Computer designed Hyperglide (9 speed). Fast and responsive indexed shifting is the result.
18- CHAIN (SHIMANO Super-narrow). 9-Speed construction.
19- FRONT TIRE (SPECIALIZED Kevlar 26x2.35). Excellent in all conditions.
20- REAR TIRE (TIOGA Yellow Kirin 26x 2.30). Excellent for downhill and XC.
21- PEDALS (SHIMANO). Clipless or platform pedals are available.
Not Included
Rain Season
December to April. Some days are with blue sky permiting to cycle this zone.Best Time For Cycle
After rain season (April to December) the mountains are completely covered with snow and the slops are covered with new variety vegetation making nicer for pictures. If you are adventurous and experienced biker you can do even the rain season, there are many single tracks along the way down.Advice For Bikers
Normal physical conditions and summer clothes, bikers require good acclimatization over 4000m. One day before all the bikers will have meeting with the mountain bike guide at our office or your hotels, who will give a BRIEFING about this bike trip and also you can check the quality of bikes and gear will be used on this trip. This is available trip for beginners and people of all age, the road for downhill is in good conditions and not technical level, just nice downhill and cross country on the last part of the trip.Tour guide advice you to book trip with private supporting vehicle because some time people feel tired on the last part of the trip. Another facility taking PRIVATE VIP SERVICE the vehicle can be used to stop and visit places along the sacred valley of Incas between Cusco and Abra Malaga. Also when you will be biking is better to leave your personal items in the supporting vehicle making more comfortable your biking trip without backpack in your back. In case you book this trip with public bus (backpacker service) you don’t chance to visit part of the sacred valley and if you feel out continue biking you will need to push you own bike till Santa Maria, this is not usual but is not nice if some needs to do it.
Is recommendable have yellow fiber vaccination (malaria) because you will be 3 days in the high jungle. We never hear news about problems with malaria in this zone but are better to be prepared.
