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Baby llama
known as the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the agricultural heart of
the Incan Empire that flourished prior to the Spanish conquest
of the 1500s. Remarkably, European influence has had little
impact here, especially on the local language, which is
Quechuan, not Spanish.
Village women attired in brimmed hats and hand-woven skirts
in vivid swirls of pink, orange and red walk along the road with
llamas and alpacas. Farmers plough the fields with teams of oxen.
This sense of timelessness is especially felt in Ollantaytambo, an
Inca village continuously inhabited since the 15th century. Its
cobblestone streets and adobe homes lie beneath a hillside of
magnificent stone terraces, temple fountains and baths.
Browse among the stands in the handicraft market in villages
like Piscac where heaping piles of soft alpaca scarves, blankets
and sweaters are irresistible temptations. Stop by Awana Kancha
to engage with local artisans demonstrating the traditional
practices of weaving and dyeing.
Woman sells blankets
in Ollantaytambo
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Iconic Vistas
From Ollantaytambo, the Machu Picchu Vistadome train
follows the Urubamba River deeper into the valley, the landscape
transitioning to semi-tropical jungle as it reaches Aguas
Calientes, where a shuttle heads up a steep hill to the Machu
Picchu entrance gate. While iconic, much-photographed sites
sometimes fail to live up to their hype, the opposite is true for
Machu Picchu. Following along its pathways, stopping to peer
through strange trapezoidal windows and observe wild viscachas,
a relative of the chinchilla, scampering among the stones, is an
otherworldly experience that cannot be replicated on social
media. The fact that the so-called Lost City of the Incas was
hidden from outsiders for centuries and its origins remain a
mystery - some scholars believe it was a royal estate built
around 1450 - only adds to its spell.
From Machu Picchu, it's time to head back to Cuzco where
complex layers of colonial and pre-Colombian history offer even
more intrigue. This is especially evident in the Santo Domingo
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