ðə sˈɔltɪvˌæpɚɹˈeɪʃən pˈɑːndz ɑːɹ fˈoːɹ kɪlˈɑːmɪɾɚz nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə tˈaʊn, dˌaʊn ɐ kˈænɪən ðæt dᵻsˈɛndz tə ðə ɹˈiːoʊ vˌɪlkɐnˈoʊɾə æz ðɪ ˌʌpɚ jˌʊɹɹuːbˈæmbɚ ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪz nˈoʊn ænd ðə sˈeɪkɹɪd vˈæli ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋkəz.
The salt-evaporation ponds are four kilometers north of the town, down a canyon that descends to the Rio Vilcanota (as the upper Urubamba River is known) and the Sacred Valley of the Incas.