Ollantaytambo and more riding horses!

We stayed in this Inca village (the most preserved left!) in the Sacred Valley of the Incas for 2 days before heading to Machu Picchu. It was very quiet, with good lovely peacfull people and a welcome change from the throngs of people trying to sell us stuff in Cusco.

Here we also met our next chapter - Juan and Rocio - the administrators of the hostal where we stayed called "Andean Moon" - highly recommended.

We were welcomed to Ollantaytambo with a drunky grandpa and his little grandkids who loved posing and looking at the pictures of themselves. There is also a video of them saying "hi" :-)

One of the best parts of Ollantaytambo (aside from the great hot chocolate at "KB Tambo" and incredible stone work ruins) is the use of water that flows around the city in an ancient aquaduct.

Also in Ollataytambo is the second most impressive ruins of the Incas. Here is a carved face of the "teacher" who by the legend taught the Incas everything they know...

Here we also first tried Chicha - the beer made of maize. not recommended... but the taste is so different that its worth a try!

and i forgot to mention the 4.5 hours of riding on horses! YES ME! we were riding to PumaMarca and here is a picture to proove it!