With concentric terraces carved into a huge earthen bowl, the deep amphitheater-like terracing of Moray, reached via Maras village, is a fascinating landscape. A feat of concentric agricultural engineering, the steep terraces replete with irrigation systems were carved into sinkholes for an experimental arable laboratory for growing vegetables at different temperatures between the 12th and 14th centuries, and are today among the most breathtaking and intact archaeological sites of the Sacred Valley.
Allow around half an hour for exploring the three routes around – when we visited the terraces were not accessible; walking down, the periphery can be traced for closeup appreciation.
Though refreshingly off the beaten path, this site is easy enough to reach. Take any transportation bound between Urubamba and Cusco via Chinchero and ask to be let off at the Maras/Moray turnoff known as "Ramal de Maras."
