Places / South America / Peru
Ollantaytambo
Visited in November 2015
At a glance
- Country
- Peru
- Region
- Urubamba Province
- Population
- 3,050
- Type
- City in Peru
- Coordinates
- 13.26°S, 72.26°W
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Overview
Ollantaytambo (Quechua: Ullantaytampu) is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 72 km (45 mi) by road northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 m (9,160 ft) above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley of the Incas was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti, after the mid-15th century.
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