May 2016 - Ollantaytambo, Peru
Ollantaytambo is an old Inca town featuring two ruins, Pinkuylluna on one side and Ollantaytambo on the other. They were both impressive, and we also got a great look at an American kestrel, which I loved.
Ollantaytambo is an old Inca town featuring two ruins, Pinkuylluna on one side and Ollantaytambo on the other. They were both impressive, and we also got a great look at an American kestrel, which I loved.
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| The town of Ollantaytambo consist of stone paths alongside flowing aqueducts | Downtown Ollantaytambo | The Inca granary |
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| The Pinkuylluna ruins overlooking Ollantaytambo, with the Ollantaytambo ruins across the town | The crack of the mountain | |
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| Ruins up the mountain | ||
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| Pinkuylluna from across the town (Ollyantaytambo ruins) | Heading up the terraces in Ollantaytambo ruins | Inca wall of the highest quality |
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| Stones cut to fit exactly | A classic trapezoidal door | The terraces leading up to the main ruins |
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| The wall of the temple, constructed with enormous solid blocks | ||
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| The fort has a great view of all three canyons leading to it, this is the canyon coming from behind, which features a glacier at the end | The two canyons on the front side | The aqueduct running through the ruins looks just like the ones running through the town |
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| A really impressive wall on the back side | ||
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| The path along the terraces | Stairs from one terrace to the next | The water channel flowing down the terraces |
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| The path alongside the mountain | ||
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| The granary off to the side | The part of the ruins on the ground | |
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| A fancy fountain | An even fancier fountain | Yet another fountain. There were alot. |
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| A cute alpaca hanging out on the grounds | Terraces, with the granary up on the side | The ruins from the base. |
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| An adorable American kestrel | The kestrel flying off |