Half Day Touring and Exploring Ollantaytambo
Cusco, Peru
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Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 6 hours
Ollantaytambo was a strategic military, agricultural and religious place to manage and control the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This follows from the constructions that were presumed agricultural reservoirs and for military use as walls and watchtowers (probably to protect against jungle ethnicity). The archaeological site includes a series of over-imposed terraces, showing the impressive and large blocks of stone finely carved and located on the upper terrace (Temple of the Sun).
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Ollantaytambo was a strategic military, agricultural and religious place to manage and control the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This follows from the constructions that were presumed agricultural reservoirs and for military use as walls and watchtowers (probably to protect against jungle ethnicity). The archaeological site includes a series of over-imposed terraces, showing the impressive and large blocks of stone finely carved and located on the upper terrace (Temple of the Sun).
Visit the amazing Ollantaytambo archaeological Site and learn about its history and archaeology researches which give you more details about the meaning of such a wonderful and inexplicable site.
8:00am
During this first and unique day we are going to visit the Inca ruins in Ollantaytambo that are vestiges of the people who were ordered by Pachacutec to buit it. He submitted its inhabitants and conquered these lands, imposing works of agricultural infrastructure, composed by hundreds of platforms, channels, checkpoints and domestic and ceremonial buildings. They also had a bridged to connect the village with the Inca Trail and they raised urban satellites on the route to Machu Picchu. The Manyaraqui Square with its sources, was believed to be a place to worship the water.
10:30am
Trek to Pinkuilluna Mountain for about 3 hours. Over the Pinkuylluna or Tunupa hill you will see massive stone buildings of 2 or 3 floors, which are presumed to be agricultural reservoirs (colcas) or viewpoints. Appreciate also a huge stone that resembles the Inca face watching Ollantaytambo. The town of Ollantaytambo is called "Living Inca City" because its residents live according to their traditions and customs inherited from their ancestors. Ollantaytambo is the only Inca town which is still occupied by local families. All designs and the structure of the town are originally Inca.
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