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Sacred Valley Towns

Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley

The Inca knew what they were doing when they made the Sacred Valley the base of their empire. The weather is lovely most of the year and everything grows here, which means the food is fantastic.

You can find everything from rustic towns where people live in adobe homes without running water, and to modern towns full of boutique hotels and ecolodges.

Some of the towns below have minor archeological sites, like Chinchero and Urubamba. Others have major sites that are in the Sacred Valley Archeology category, like Pisac and Ollantaytambo.

Calca

Rural and chill

Chinchero

The Capital of Traditional Weaving

Huilloc

Rural Andean culture

Lamay

Cute little town with cuy

Lares

Hot springs & town

Ollantaytambo Town

Train to Machu Picchu

Pisac Town

Below the Inca city

Urubamba

The Valley’s largest town

Yucay

Rural & small

Text © Heather Jasper

Image by Heather Jasper