Ollantaytambo

An ancient tradition, people live with the skulls of their dead to keep an honor. They make altars for them and give them flowers and light candles for them. They pray to them so that they will watch over the home and make everything go well for the family. You especially see this custom in the homes of older people, although it is deeply rooted in the Cuzco area. People say the skulls draw love, memory, and affection.

SACRED VALLEY - Chinchero and Ollantaytambo

August 21st 2022
Another day of travel was ahead of us, leaving Cusco behind to transfer to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. We had two stops ahead of us: Chinchero and Ollantaytambo. Our first stop was Chinchero, known to the Incas as the birthplace of the rainbow. This typical Andean village is a town well known for preserving ancient Inca customs and for making beautiful weavings with natural dyes. It is ho ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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