Today was the first day we had the opportunity to visit one of Peru’s famous Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo. One of the most remarkable aspects of this site is Temple of the Sun (Templo del Sol). Somehow these huge stones, 30 tons or more, were hauled up a very steep mountainside from a quarry on the other side of the valley 6 kilometers away - an amazing and nearly incomprehensible engineering feat considering that it was accomplished without advanced technology.
The Ollantaytambo site is considered to be a fortress, as well as a ceremonial site.
Alpacas at Ollantaytambo