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Ollantaytambo [1] [2] (Quechua: Ullantaytampu) is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 72 km (45 mi) by road northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 m (9,160 ft) above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo , province of Urubamba , Cusco region .
' fortress of the royal falcon or hawk ') [1] [2] [3] is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 metres (12,142 ft). The complex was built by the Incas in the 15th century, particularly under Sapa Inca Pachacuti and his successors. [4]
The Incas had occupied the Vilcabamba region since about 1450 AD, establishing major centers at Machu Picchu, Choquequirao, Vitcos, and Vilcabamba. [14] Thus, the Incas were familiar with the region when Inca emperor, Manco Inca Yupanqui, won the Battle of Ollantaytambo against the Spanish and their indigenous allies in January 1537. Despite ...
Sacsayhuamán is an Inca ceremonial fortress ... and the "fortress" at Ollantaytambo. ... built in 1539 on the foundations of the Palace of Viracocha Inca. Today ...
Statue of Ocllo in Ollantaytambo, Peru, 2017. Cura Ocllo (died 1539) was an Inca queen consort, or coya, as the wife and full sister of the Inca emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui, [1]: 75, 88 whose reign over the Inca Empire began in 1533.
The possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago atop the Andes, was unveiled Tuesday. Produced by a team of Polish and ...
Manqu Inka Yupanki (around 1515 – 1544) (Manco Inca Yupanqui in Spanish) was the ... Manco retreated to the nearby fortress of Ollantaytambo in 1537.
After the Spanish re-occupied Cuzco, Manco Inca and his armies retreated to the fortress at Ollantaytambo where he, for a time, successfully launched attacks against Pizarro based at Cuzco and even managed to defeat the Spanish occupiers in an open battle. [9]: 247–249