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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.

The town of Ollantaytambo consist of stone paths alongside flowing aqueducts
Downtown Ollantaytambo
The Inca granary
The town of Ollantaytambo consist of stone paths alongside flowing aqueducts Downtown Ollantaytambo The Inca granary
The Pinkuylluna ruins overlooking Ollantaytambo, with the Ollantaytambo ruins across the town
The crack of the mountain
The Pinkuylluna ruins overlooking Ollantaytambo, with the Ollantaytambo ruins across the town The crack of the mountain
Ruins up the mountain
Ruins up the mountain
Pinkuylluna from across the town (Ollyantaytambo ruins)
Heading up the terraces in Ollantaytambo ruins
Inca wall of the highest quality
Pinkuylluna from across the town (Ollyantaytambo ruins) Heading up the terraces in Ollantaytambo ruins Inca wall of the highest quality
Stones cut to fit exactly
A classic trapezoidal door
The terraces leading up to the main ruins
Stones cut to fit exactly A classic trapezoidal door The terraces leading up to the main ruins
The wall of the temple, constructed with enormous solid blocks
The wall of the temple, constructed with enormous solid blocks
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
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
A really impressive wall on the back side
A really impressive wall on the back side
The path along the terraces
Stairs from one terrace to the next
The water channel flowing down the terraces
The path along the terraces Stairs from one terrace to the next The water channel flowing down the terraces
The path alongside the mountain
The path alongside the mountain
The granary off to the side
The part of the ruins on the ground
The granary off to the side The part of the ruins on the ground
A fancy fountain
An even fancier fountain
Yet another fountain. There were alot.
A fancy fountain An even fancier fountain Yet another fountain. There were alot.
A cute alpaca hanging out on the grounds
Terraces, with the granary up on the side
The ruins from the base.
A cute alpaca hanging out on the grounds Terraces, with the granary up on the side The ruins from the base.
An adorable American kestrel
The kestrel flying off
An adorable American kestrel The kestrel flying off