Remains of buildings at Machu Picchu in Peru

---

The Sacred Valley is a region in Peru's Andean highlands. Along with the nearby town of Cusco and the ancient city of Machu Picchu, it formed the heart of the Inca Empire. Stretching roughly 60 kilometers, it’s an area of fertile farmland and Spanish colonial villages like Pisac and Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is 2,792m above sea level

---

Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Ollantaytambo, Peru
Photo credit: © Nigel Greenstreet / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2792m, agricultural, altitude, america, ancient, andes, buildings, city, climb, cusco, cuzco, de, destination, drainage, famous, fortress, high, hillside, historic, holiday, incas, landmark, los, machu, mountainous, mountains, ollantaytambo, peru, peruvian, picchu, province, quecha, rocky, ruins, sacred, sagrado, site, slopes, south, spectacular, steep, steps, stone, terraces, tiers, tourism, trek, trekking, urubamba, valle, valley