Ollantaytambo

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16.11.11
With our duffle bags packed which was a 3kg limit, which was a nightmare packing 4 days worth of hot and cold weather clothes. Sophie ended up having stuff in my bag and Patricks bag! As she insisted on taking half of the clothes she owned, we set off for ollantaytambo. We visted a small village on the way were they spinned and dyed llama and alpaca wool to make clothing, that they tried to sell us. It was intresting that they dyed the wool using natural things from the forest around them.
We then arrived at ollantaytambo, which there was a very big inca ruin. This was said to be a resting place for the inca´s on there pilgramage from cusco to Machu Picchu. It was pretty impresive, there was farming terraces up the mountain with urban quarters either side and at the top. Some of it had been restored but the majority of it was how the incas left it. In some parts you could see that it was unfinished with big boulders half carved and and some ready to put in place. They think that it was unfinished due to incan enemies forcing them out (spanish or amazonian tribes). With knowing that this would be our last night in a bed for 3 nights we took an early night to get ready for the inca trail! M x

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