Ollantaytambo(2018)
The Fortified City of the Incas
The Fortified City of the Incas
At this well fortified site
Inca warriors actually defeated the Spanish invaders |
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The
gate to the city |
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Walking through this 15th century
town one finds
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The town square remembers the battle |
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Looking up from the town |
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Beginning the climb up Temple
Hill |
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Looking
back down at the city one can see the hillside guardposts from which the people were warned of impending attack |
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Looking
at structure of the nearby hillsides |
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Trail to view additional structures |
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Sure
footed alpacas |
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Looking
down from the Temple of the Sun |
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Each stone of the uncompleted temple weighs
more than 50 tons |
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