Ollantaytambo
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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.
The city of Ollantaytambo is best known for its ruins, and for the spot where the Inca emperor Manco Inca was able to defeat the Spanish in a set-piece battle. The finely cut rocks and plantation terraces were very large obstacles for the Conquistadors to surpass, and the fortress was also used by Manco to conduct successful attacks on Francisco Pizarro and other Conquistadors who were based in Lima.
Nowadays, it is also famous as one of the most common starting points for the three-day, four-night hike known as the Inca Trail.
[edit] Further reading
- Protzen, Jean-Pierre. Inca Architecture and Construction at Ollantaytambo (1993). ISBN 0-19-507069-0
[edit] External links
- Ollantaytambo travel guide from Wikitravel
- scenes from a festival in Ollantaytambo involving locals
- Ollantaytambo information
- CATCCO, the local museum
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