OLLANTAYTAMBO: living Inca city, where the train journey that will take you to Machupicchu begins
Information
Ollantaytambo is a small village in Cusco Region Known for being where the train station that takes you to the town of Aguas Calientes, also known as Machupicchu town is located. Its located to 61.50 kilometers from the city of Cusco.
It is considered a living city, since its current inhabitants have built their houses on the foundations of an old Inca neighborhood, so until today it is possible to see the distribution of its buildings, which gives us a clear idea of how the Incas lived, Some houses have even been decorated and can currently be visited, in them we can see not only their internal construction but also how the inhabitants of the Inca empire lived their daily lives.
On one side of these constructions, on the mountain, there are harmonious buildings with platforms that blend in with the mountain. To access here you must climb more than 150 steps that lead you to the main part, where the area dedicated to the sun is located. , built with cyclopean blocks that amaze and make you wonder how they could be cut, polished and transported there, because, the quarry of these rocks is located 7 kilometers on the mountain in front, having to even cross a mighty river to get there .
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Trip Highlights
DISTANCE FROM CUSCO CITY
1 hour & 30 minutes
ALTITUDE
2792 m s. n. m
SEASON
In Cusco Region there are just two seasons the dry season from May-October, and the rainy season from November-April.
WEATHER
Temperatures tend to be highest in the mid-afternoon around 20 ° C and cooler at nights the minimum temperature is around 0 ° C. on July.
OPENING HOURS
Shops, banks and public places generally open at 9 a.m. and close at 18:00 p.m.
The archaeological park opens at 7 am and closes at 16:30
BASIC SERVICES
There are areas to charge cell phones and devices at hotels and restaurants
RESTAURANTS
In Ollantaytambo there are good restaurants just inside the hotels.
HOTELS
In Ollantaytambo there are 3,4 star hotels.
RESTROOMS
The Hotel has comfortable restrooms, with toilet paper and soap.
Restrooms in the archaeological site is basic and does not have soap or toilet paper.
