|— Town —| |Elevation||2,792 m (9,160 ft)| |Time zone||PET
(UTC-5)| Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site
in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of
Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 meters (9,160 feet)
above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of
Urubamba, Cusco region. During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo
was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the
region, built the town and a ceremonial center. At the time of
the Spanish conquest of Peru it served as a stronghold for Manco
Inca Yupanqui, leader of the Inca resistance. Nowadays it is an
important tourist attraction on account of its Inca buildings
and as one of the most common starting points for the three-day,
four-night hike known as the Inca Trail. Around the mid-15th
century, the Inca emperor Pachacuti conquered and razed
Ollantaytambo; the town and the nearby region were incorporated
into his personal estate. The emperor rebuilt the town with
sumptuous constructions and un