Originally Posted by
Perdido
I am getting confused. How are you planning to get from Urubamba to Maras? If you take the asphalt road to Chincheros, then cut over to Maras to see the salt pans, that is doable. But going off road and taking the gravel road (and later single track) from Urubamba up to the salt pans, that will be punishing and you will be walking sections of it.
When was the last time you were in this part of Peru? The reason I ask is because when I use google earth and turn on the STREET VIEW it shows a paved road all the way from Urubamba up to Maras and I'm wondering if it was recently paved...?
I'm not sure if I attached the route image property but I'll give this a go...
MarasRoute.jpg