Another Section of Ollantaytambo

This massive section of the ruins sits to the right of the terracing I showed yesterday.  There were a series of buildings at ground level and a network of ditches for irrigation.

At the time of the Spanish Inquisition the Inca leader, Manco Inca Yupanqui, concentrated forces here which saved Machu Picchu from exposure.  The Incas were able to hold off the Spaniards but later felt vulnerable and abandoned the site.