Peru 🇵🇪Ollantaytambo-Sacred Valley Tour, Machu Picchu Outpost

Sacred Valley is a valley between Cuzco and Machu Picchu. There are many important sites of Inca civilization in this area. If you take a one-day tour, you will usually visit 3 sites, terraces, salt pans and 2-3 rest stops showing traditional handicrafts. But we strongly do not recommend taking a one-day tour in Sacred Valley. It is even the worst tour experience we have in Central and South America. Because the process is very rushed, the stay time at the scenic spot is very short, especially the terraces and salt pans are usually the main photo spots when attracting guests, but they only stay for 5-10 minutes. Even our tour guide only let us see the salt pans on the far hillside viewing platform in order to rush, and did not go to the salt pans at all. The time spent at the rest stop may be longer than the time spent at the scenic spot😭So this route is recommended to charter a private group for a better visit experience. The town of Ollantaytambo is the outpost for everyone to Machu Picchu, and you will take the train here to Machu Picchu. There are also very important Inca sites in the town. Due to its prominent terrain, during the Spanish occupation, the Inca emperor used it as a base to resist the armed attacks of the Spaniards from Cuzco. The ruins have a large hinterland with terraces, the Temple of the Sun, granaries and military fortresses, most of which are made of large, neatly cut stones, which is very spectacular. We joined the Sacred Valley One-Day Tour and disbanded at O ​​Town, and then took the train to Aguas Calientes. We originally booked a later train to Machu Picchu, on the one hand because we were worried about any emergencies with the tour group, and on the other hand to reserve more time to stay in the ruins for a good visit. Opposite the ruins, there is a well-preserved Inca granary and a giant stone face of the creator Viracocha on the mountain wall. The Inca people used stones to block the sun and store food with the low temperature on the mountain. Viracocha is the creator god in Inca mythology. He created the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, and also created humans with stones. The Inca Granary is currently free to visit, but the location on Google Map is not quite accurate and there is not much information. It is recommended that you go to the information on the square to get an introduction first so that you will not get lost. It only takes about an hour to climb the mountain to visit the Inca Granary and overlook the entire town. There are very few tourists and you can visit and enjoy the scenery leisurely. I highly recommend you to visit. In addition, if you stay in O Town for a long time, I also recommend you to eat and stroll in the market, especially the freshly made mixed juice in the market, which is fresh and substantial. A cup costs 5 soles, but the lady gave us all the freshly made juice in the juicer (I drank about 3 large cups 😆) #Peru #peru #ollantaytambo #MachuPicchu #Inca Ruins #Sacred Valley