Ollantaytambo

Located near Machu Picchu in Peru’s Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo was an important battlefront during Manco Inca’s resistance of Spanish colonizers. Click an image below to enlarge.

The massive terraces of Ollantaytambo's Royal House of the Sun catch the morning sunshine in Peru's Sacred Valley. The ruins are near Machu Picchu.
A centuries-old stairway is part of the path through the Ollantaytambo ruins in Peru's Sacred Valley. The Inca storehouses of Pinkyulluna are in the distance.
A section of the Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo's Temple of the Sun sector is shown in the morning sunshine. The site is in the Sacred Valley near Cusco, Peru.
A window at the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins' Temple of the Sun sector reveals the nearby village and the surrounding Sacred Valley. The site is located near Cusco.
The massive Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo are shown from the vantage point of the Temple of Water in the Sacred Valley of Peru. The site is located near Cusco.
A stream runs near the Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley of the Peruvian Andes. The site is near Cusco and was both a fortress and temple.

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– Click to view my high-resolution photo collection from the Choquequirao trail, which is west of Cusco.
– Click to browse my travel guides for the area of Cusco, Peru.
– Click to read my feature article “Choquequirao: The Last Stand of the Inca” about Manco Inca’s struggle against the Spanish and its lasting legacy.

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