Ollantaytambo

Inca food storage buildings high on the side of the mountain that overlooks the town. The windows were permanetly open and they were constructed up there to catch the winds that blow off the nearby snow capped peaks. They were pretty smart those Incas! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday (Sunday Jan 8) we headed out to a site further down the Sacred Valley of the Incas which is closer to Machu Picchu. This place is called Ollantaytambo and is at the junction of three valleys. In one of them the descendants of the Incas are still living way up in the mountains and there is a trek you can do to visit these people. We loved this place! Beautiful plaza and no beggars like in Cusco. All very tranquil and the ruins were great too. There are some huge granite blocks up in the ruins that were transported from high on the other side of the valley. The blocks weigh 72 tons! The next spot along the valley is the famous Machu Picchu and we start the four day trek to it this Saturday.