Ollantaytambo has been inhabited since the 13th century and is a typical Inca village. It has a huge fortress above the village. The village has cobblestoned, narrow streets and some people still live in canchas; a courtyard with 4 rooms around. (One family in each room).

Ollantaytambo is an old Inca Village along the railroad tracks to Machu Picchu. The architecture hasn't changed much in the past 400 years and neither have the people.

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Take the train from Cusco toward Machu Piccu (Aguas Caliente)

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ROBIN J.

Jan 10, 2009

Ollantaytambo is an old Inca Village along the railroad tracks to Machu Picchu. The architecture hasn't changed much in the past 400 years and neither have the people. This very small quaint village is like a trip back in time. Spend the night there and get up early in the morning to watch the villagers in traditional dress carrying their goods to a central location where they catch a truck to neighboring markets. Nice museum, terrace farming, traditional lifestyle, riverside, Inca architecture.

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Caroline M.

Mar 31, 2010

Around the mid-15th century, the Inca emperor Pachacuti conquered and razed Ollantaytambo; the town and the nearby region were incorporated into his personal estate. The emperor rebuilt the town with sumptuous constructions and undertook extensive works of terracing and irrigation in the Urubamba Valley; the town provided lodging for the Inca nobility while the terraces were farmed by yanaconas, retainers of the emperor.

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Alicia B.

Sep 30, 2008

A lot of tourists begin their hike to Machu Picchu here. It's cheaper to take the train from Ollyantaytambo to Aguas Calientes (base of Machu Picchu) than from Cusco to Aguas C. Also has cool Inca ruins-agricultural terraces, a fortress/ceremonial center, building foundations that are still standing. Slightly less touristy than Cusco and Aguas Calientes

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Mariana C.

Aug 13, 2008

muy especial, mmm quieren que escriba mas: bueno a mi me encanta pero no la parte de las ruinas (igual es super cool) sino mas el pueblo, caminar por sus angostas callesitas y quedarse a dormir ahi es alucinante...eso me encanta, ollanata en la noche cuando no hay nadie y todo esta oscuro....un tunel en el tiempo

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Ioannis G.

Jul 3, 2009

Very interesting place. Probably second in my sacred valley list after Machu Picchu. One more example of those that make you wonder, about how they carried all these big stones from the opposite mountain to build it.

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