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Visit Ollantaytambo the treasure of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the city of Ollantaytambo is located north of the city of Cusco in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Ollantaytambo (Quechua name: Ollantay Tampu) is an Inca town and archaeological site. Today the city of Ollantaytambo is one of the main archaeological sites in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. History of Ollantaytambo According to studies Ollantaytambo means "Place of observation from below" and according to Quechua culture, the name comes from 'Ollanta', the name of an Inca captain who starred in the Quechua drama 'Ollantay', which had the Inca general 'Ollanta' as the protagonist. The city of Ollantaytambo in the mid-fifteenth century, Emperor Pachacutec destroyed the town that settled there to found Ollantaytambo and incorporate it into the Inca Empire. The Inca Pachacutec ordered the construction of the main buildings of the current Ollantaytambo archaeological site. Today the city of Ollantaytambo preserves its Inca walls, its beautiful streets and its Inca style and its main tourist attraction is the archaeological center of Ollantaytambo, a tourist place where it receives thousands of visitors daily. The Ollantaytambo archaeological center was a military, religious and agricultural center. And it is characterized by its fabulous architectural setting, by the size, originality and detail of its structures, making it the main tourist attraction of the sacred valley of the Incas. How to get to Ollantaytambo INQUIRE NOW To get to Ollantaytambo there are two ways: • By Car: One of the most traditional ways to get to Ollantaytambo is by car, for this you have to take a trip from the city of Cusco and head north towards the town of Urubamba and then Ollantaytambo. The trip lasts approximately 1 hour and a half. • By Train: For many travelers this is the