Ollantay Tambo is a town down in the Sacred Valley on the banks of the Urumbamba river. It’s a railway town where one can catch the Machu Piccu train, and also has its own Inca ruins.
Ollantaytambo from the archaeological site
Stall near Ollantaytambo Station
This is a tourist town, at least in the centre and around the station. At the station there are dozens of small stalls where you can purchase water, snacks, sunblock, handicrafts and other necessities. The square around the archaological site is also full of market stalls.
Ollantaytambo – local transport
Local transport is mostly foot or 3-wheel tuk-tuks made by welding a cabin to the back of a motorbike. They bounce around the cobbled streets in a way that looks most uncomfortable, but anything wider won’t get down some of the narrower streets. The other vehicles we saw were tourist buses… by the hundreds, with special traffic police to try to resolve the endless traffic snarls.
Ollantaytambo; view down the Orumbamba river valley
Although the town seems dominated by tourism, the valley also has a lot of mixed farming, and the views from the hills show how extensive this is.
Lots more photos at https://goo.gl/photos/EALFBNjKspyvTwNZ8
Tomorrow we’re off to Machu Piccu for a couple of days. 🙂