Businesses in Maras, Peru

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Education Education Center Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Banks Shopping Public parks Hotels and motels Travel Agency

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Maras, Peru

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Travel agencies	10
Restaurants	10

Maras, Peru Facts

Area	116.2 km²
Population	7,340
Male Population	3,756 (51.2%)
Female Population	3,584 (48.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+103.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+58.4%
Median Age	24.7 years (Male: 23.5, Female: 25.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$10,803 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-13.33500, -72.15667
Postal Codes	08656

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Maras, Peru Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,601	3,741	4,634	4,313	7,340	7,551	7,751
Population Density	31 / km²	32.2 / km²	39.9 / km²	37.1 / km²	63.2 / km²	65 / km²	66.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Maras, Peru Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 58.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Maras, Peru	+103.8%	+96.2%	+58.4%
Cusco Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Maras, Peru Median Age

Median Age: 24.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Maras, Peru	24.7 yrs	25.9 yrs	23.5 yrs
Cusco Region	23.3 yrs	23.8 yrs	22.7 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Maras, Peru Population Density

Population Density: 63.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Maras, Peru	7,340	116.2 km²	63.2 / km²
Cusco Region	1.3 million	71,993.8 km²	17.7 / km²
Peru	31 million	1,291,975 km²	24 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Maras, Peru Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Maras, Peru Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,906	$3,215	$2,848	$3,250	$7,679	$8,721	$9,624	$10,803
Total GDP	$7.7M	$9.2M	$8.8M	$9.9M	$22.3M	$24.8M	$28.7M	$32.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Maras, Peru CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Maras, Peru	16,836 tn	2.29 tn	144.9 tons/km²
Cusco Region	2,927,075 tn	2.29 tn	40.7 tons/km²
Peru	71,626,946 tn	2.31 tn	55.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Maras, Peru CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,836 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.29 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	144.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (5.9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/11/18	11:11 AM	4.2	36.1 km	46,790 m	3km NE of Pisac, Peru	usgs.gov
10/25/18	6:03 AM	4.3	74 km	43,020 m	37km SW of Urcos, Peru	usgs.gov
6/16/18	2:51 AM	4.6	46.7 km	10,000 m	38km ENE of Abancay, Peru	usgs.gov
10/2/16	8:24 AM	4.1	77.9 km	71,230 m	38km SE of Abancay, Peru	usgs.gov
12/24/15	10:42 PM	4.2	35.8 km	47,430 m	30km WSW of Anta, Peru	usgs.gov
7/6/15	8:23 AM	4.9	73.2 km	36,660 m	21km SSW of Urcos, Peru	usgs.gov
9/28/14	2:35 AM	4.9	75.2 km	10,000 m	19km SSW of Urcos, Peru	usgs.gov
5/21/13	11:02 PM	5.8	51.3 km	92,000 m	46km SW of Anta, Peru	usgs.gov
9/20/12	6:08 AM	4.9	78.2 km	87,100 m	central Peru	usgs.gov
7/16/12	3:33 AM	4.4	47.8 km	44,700 m	central Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Maras, Peru

Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 kilometers north of Cuzco, in the Cuzco Region of Peru. The town is well known for its nearby salt evaporation ponds, in use since Inca times. The salt-evaporation ponds are up-slope, less than a ..

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