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see the stupenduous ruins of the spacious for–
Ufied ~we~lings which were construct d upan
the summits of the nearby hills. Ther he
remains of a great wall f ormed of
bewn stones, the junctures being tightened by
stone wedges; also there are extensive remains
of shrines in the walls of which are .many niches;
in addition there are dwellings, forts, outposts,
sacrificial ;a.ltars, etc. These stones were brought
from a quarry on the opposite. bank of the river
Vilcanota, and in that site there yet exist sorne
enormous blocks half finished. One cannot even
conj ecture ho"' these stones "'ere transported
across the river. These ruins, as "'ell as the sur–
roundi g arrora-m-a:, are so marvel'lous that they
may b IDnsidered as un·ílue ·n he lr1 tory of
the worl . IT rr wo Id en repay a visit,
although i is not an as~ r w
ÜJ¡>o iíe i1! o t e sur ounding moun–
tains are the terraces which were cuTI ivated and
supplied the warriors stationed iat this strategic
point guarding the entrance to the tropical va–
lleys of Convención, with food.
This construction also is a complete depar–
ture from the style which prev~iled in Cuzco.
From Ol'lantaytambo one may go by train
to U rubamba and thence on horseback or auto
to Pisacc, passfng through Calca, a trip of 50
kilometers.
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