Parque Arqueológico - Ollantaytambo Ciudad Inka — Attraction in Ollantaytambo

Ollantaytambo is a settlement with a long history located in the Sacred Valley of Peru. The area was settled by various Andean groups, including Hari, before Inca incorporation by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, who made Ollantaytambo into his royal estate. In 1536, Manco Inca Yupanqui led the Inca resistance against the Spanish, fortifying and establishing Ollantaytambo as a temporary neo-Inca capital. In the following year, he defeated the Spanish in the Battle of Ollantaytambo. Despite his victory, Spanish reinforcements to Cusco forced Manco Inca to withdraw the neo-Inca government to Vilcabamba. The main site is Temple Hill, also known as the Fortress, most of which is comprised of agricultural terraces (Terraces of Pumatallis) flanked by rock outcrops. At its peak are three ceremonial areas: Middle Sector, Temple Sector (including Temple of the Sun), and...

Waw What can I say more. This site is probably one of my favorite. It’s not as full as the Machu Picchu and you don’t have to pay a lot of money to enjoy the place. You can even seat there in the middle of this incredibly landscape and wonder how this could be achieved. The temple of the sun is impressive and reminds you how small we are in...

Absolute must in Ollantaytambo! You can skip the guide if you’ve already done other Incan tours. The real reason to pay the entry is for the view! Also the occasional alpacas wandering the ruins lol.

Heads up the entry ticket here has four sites, this is the only one in Ollantaytambo. The other three are over...