Ollantaytambo, one of the oldest continually-inhabited towns in the Americas.

Tuesday, Oct. 11

Tim with the Pinkuylluna ruins behind him.

This town, sitting halfway between the Incan capital of Cuzco and Machu Picchu, was originally inhabited by pre-Incan tribes before the Incas renovated it.  Structures built before the Spanish arrived are still in use today.

We visited two main sites on opposite sides of the valley where the town sits.  The first ruins were examples of well-engineered storehouses, a trademark of the Incan Empire that helped it survive famines.  On the other side of town were the most famous ruins, a combination of farming terraces, defensive walls, and a temple.