OLLANTAYTAMBO

Ollantaytambo terraces

'Ollantaytambo' is a town in southern Peru, located in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. It is approximately 60 km to the northwest of the city of Cusco, situated at an altitude of 2792 meters above sea level.
It is best known for its ruins. The fortress was used by the Inca emperor Manco Inca to conduct successful attacks on Francisco Pizarro and other Conquistadors, who were based in Lima.

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Protzen, Jean-Pierre. ''Inca Architecture and Construction at Ollantaytambo'' (1993). ISBN 0-19-507069-0

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★ from a festival in Ollantaytambo involving local indigenous people

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