Cusco, Peru

Ollantaytambo

Ollantaytambo, Cusco

A 15th-century Inca citadel and still-living town in the Sacred Valley, rebuilt by the emperor Pachacuti. Here Manco Inca defeated a Spanish force in 1537 from the high terraces. Crowned by the Temple of the Sun's six rose-rhyolite monoliths and cliffside storehouses.

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Location

Coordinates: -13.25805556, -72.26333333

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