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The Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo consist of some spectacular terracing up the steep hillside, and at the top of this a temple site - apparently! I must confess we didn't climb all the way up.
At the foot of the terraces are various other temples and a well-preserved (or restored?) Inca fountain. Despite the fairly large number of tourists and a group of local school children on an educational tour, I found the atmosphere here very peaceful, perhaps because of the stream running through the site and a number of small pools. On the hillside opposite the ruins you can spot Inca granaries carved out of the rock.
Don't forget your "Boleto Turistico" which you'll need for entry to the ruins. And while you're here please do take the time to explore the village too - it's built on Inca foundations and the houses are very traditional and worth a closer look. See my "Off the beaten path" tip for more information.
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 Ollantaytambo View at the Top by AlbuqRay
Ollantay was an Incan general who secretly fell in love with Kusi Qoyllur, the daughter of the Inca Pachacutec. After Ollantay distinguished himself in battle, the Inca offered him anything he wanted. Ollantay asked for the hand of his daughter in marriage. This was blasphemy in their rigid class society and Ollantay had to flee to the citadel, Ollantaytambo. Pachacutec had his own daughter entombed alive with the child she had had with Ollantay, with only food and water to keep them from dying in order to prolong their agony.
Ollantay rebelled and during the subsequent war, Pachacutec died. His son, Thupaq Yupanki and General Rumi Nawi eventually defeated Ollantay and enslaved him. However, when Thupaq Yupanki found his semi-dead sister, who had been in the live-in tomb for fifteen years with his niece, he decided there had been enough suffering and re-united Ollantay with his family. Leave a Comment Directions: About 100 km northwest of Cusco
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 Ollantaytambo by AlbuqRayLeave a Comment Directions: About 100 km northwest of Cusco
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The particularity of Ollaytatambo is that here Pizarro, el conquistadores espanol, lost again the Incas.
His big and amazing terraces makes the site so huge and it seems to smell the history...
The entry fee for this site is USD 2,00 and to reach it i'd suggest to pick up a taxi, or check my "the cheapest way to visit CUsco are " tip. Leave a Comment
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 Inexpugnable by Orkaena
The design of the site is an example of strategical and tactical wise, so much that the spaniards were obligued to a monumental investment in lifes and military resources along years to defeat the last kechua bastion.
At all, here happen the hindermost big battle between the Spaniard Empire and the Inca Empire as they was in essence.
The struggle between two opposed worlds. Leave a Comment Address: Valle Sagrado de Los Incas, Urubamba Valley.Directions: 50 kilometers to the north of El Cusco
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 Ollantaytambo by Amareyui
Standing on a platform of the fortress ruin on a late afternoon and focusing on the nearby scenery, it was under this setting that I truly felt I had set my feet on the land of the Incas. Leave a Comment
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The fortress ruin, Ollantaytambo, is where some of the most fierce battles in Inca history takes place. It is a complex of steep terraces on a hill side. The foundation of the fortress is formed by enormous granite blocks that are transported from the nearby Cachicata quarry.
There are some huge, hairy cacti growing right beside the ruin fortress of Ollantaytambo. Their existence provided the deserted site some elements of life. Leave a Comment Directions: Take a bus from the bus station on Puente Rosario, Cusco to Urubamba(1.5hr), then hop on a colectivo bound for Ollantaytambo(1/2hr).
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 Hand-made Mountains by 25yearold
They didnt just work flat land... DONT MISS THIS SPOT! Beautifull scenery and incredible lesson about Incas cosmovision. Leave a Comment Address: A tour takes you there from Cusco
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Ollantaytambo is a town which is in the western part of the sacred valley. It takes about 2.5 hours to get here by bus from Cusco.
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What is amazing is that some of the Incan structures in town are still used today by people. You can see houses built on top of dark pink Incan rock walls. The town itself is a great surviving example of how the Incans arranged their towns. The towns are divided into blocks called cunchas. Each block has a large stone doorway that leads to a courtyard. Houses surround this central courtyard.
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The fortress at Ollantaytambo is magnificent. It was built into a mountainside to be used for defense and religious purposes. The fortress itself is made up of stepped terraces made of massive stone. Climbing about 200 steps up you get a nice view and a sense of breathlessness if you are not used to the altitude. Our guide said these huge stone were moved from quarries from the opposite hillside. To get the rock to the final site, workers used a system of rollers, ramps and slopes. In addition, they used rocks to divert the river to help with the transport of the stone.
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Our guide told us of a beautiful Quencha legend that surrounds the site, which is put on as a play in Peru. As the story goes, a general of the army named Ollanta fell in love with the rulers daughter Kusi. After winning numerous battles, the ruler Pachacutec offered the general anything he wanted. Ollanta asked for Kusi’s hand in marriage. It was sacrilegious for people in different casts to marry. Ollanta was forced to leave and Kusi was jailed with her son. Ollanta gathered forces and started a rebellion which lasted 10 years. Ollanta was eventually defeated and enslaved. When Ollanta was taken, Pachacutec had just died and Pachacutec’s son took over. Pachacutec’s son listened to the story of the two lovers and granted a pardon and allowed their marriage. The two lovers then lived happily with their child. Leave a Comment
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Ollantaytambo is about a 2 hour bus ride from Cusco, there you will find an ancient Inca ruins, there stonework is phenomenal and is why it is still intact today Leave a Comment
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