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Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo is a town and Inca archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of the Urubamba, north-west of Cusco in Peru. It was a royal estate of the Inca ruler Pachacuti, with temples, terraces and a fortress of fitted stone, and in 1537 Manco Inca defeated a Spanish attack there. Its town still preserves its Inca street plan.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ollantaytambo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ollantaytambo
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