Train to Machu Picchu
For most travellers visiting Machu Picchu from Cuzco, the starting point of the train ride is Ollantaytambo.
It would be a pity though to miss out on the Inca ruins in Ollantaytambo itself, which are also very impressive.
May 23, 2006
Random post from the past:
Saqsayhuamán
Just outside Cuzco, the huge granite fortress built by the Incas is a truly magical place. It is said that Cuzco and surroundings were designed in the shape of a Puma with the fortress of Saqsayhuamán (or "Saqsaywaman") as the Pumas teeth. The individual stones are already huge, but the scale of the whole site is absolutely breathtaking. ...