Ollantaytambo
The Lost Citadel · day 1

Ollantaytambo

Why here

The gateway to the citadel and the best-preserved Inca town you can actually walk through.

A town that never stopped being Inca.
When to come
season
May to September
time
late afternoon light
weather
clear
crowd
busy at the fortress, calm in the lanes

It sits at 2,800m — arrive a day early to acclimatise before the higher passes and climbs.

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