Ollantaytambo

There are many archeological sites that can be visited in the Sacred Valley from Cuzco. We chose to do a day trip to Ollantaytambo, where the town is designed according to the original Incan plan. The cobblestone streets are laid out in an organized fashion with plenty of crisscossing waterways built in. It is amazing how these structures have survived over time and continue to be functional for the current inhabitants, many of whom apparently are direct descendents of the Incans.



The town is also below a large Incan ruin of a fortress and sacred temple set into the hill that was quite big and fun to explore, Indiana-Jones style.