I do feel for the people, particularly kids, whose lives are treated as a tourist attraction. Particularly those kids gaming on computers. But overall, this is a pretty good video. I’ve been to Ollantaytambo, taking local transport and backpacking with my husband and then 4 year old. We had a wonderful week! It helped that I am Chilean (though I have been an Aussie since the age of 5) and speak decent Spanish. My husband found it just as amazing, and our child loved it too! I now have another kid who is now 6, and I’d love for her to get to see it too.
Here in Aotearoa/New Zealand us Maori had a traditional digging stick, called a "ko", it is identical to the "hand plough" shown here. Our ko could also be used as a weapon.
Very few tourists thirty years ago, don't remember any shops in the village but the village kids sold a few bits and when they found out I was English they followed me around the village shouting Manchester United, David Beckham! I don't think the railway was extended to Cusco to there then as a was reliant on a lift. Took a train from there to Macho Pichu.
That is fascinating, and believable, unlike many other fantasies about this amazing site. After all, there were intelligent cultures here prior to the Inca. What is your source for that?
I had the opportunity to visit Ollantaytambo... it is wonderful
Next June I will go there. From Cusco and around including Vinicunca to Titicaca lake are my plan. Thanks for sharing, your videos inspire me a lot.😊
Thank you
I do feel for the people, particularly kids, whose lives are treated as a tourist attraction. Particularly those kids gaming on computers.
But overall, this is a pretty good video.
I’ve been to Ollantaytambo, taking local transport and backpacking with my husband and then 4 year old. We had a wonderful week!
It helped that I am Chilean (though I have been an Aussie since the age of 5) and speak decent Spanish. My husband found it just as amazing, and our child loved it too!
I now have another kid who is now 6, and I’d love for her to get to see it too.
thank you for that insightful comment.
This was enjoyable and informative! Thank you. Could you share more about your tour guide & itinerary? Was this just a once-day stopover for you?
Here in Aotearoa/New Zealand us Maori had a traditional digging stick, called a "ko", it is identical to the "hand plough" shown here. Our ko could also be used as a weapon.
5:27 the "wooden flutes" are called "pan pipes."
Very few tourists thirty years ago, don't remember any shops in the village but the village kids sold a few bits and when they found out I was English they followed me around the village shouting Manchester United, David Beckham! I don't think the railway was extended to Cusco to there then as a was reliant on a lift. Took a train from there to Macho Pichu.
Thanks for the memories...I'm sure it's more crowded now.
lived in Ollanta 1 1/2 years above town. Really nice life until all the tourists came back. Now you can't breathe.
When was this filmed, what year?
Glad it wasn't about Machu Picchu. Great footage. Ancient.
It is earlier than Inca stonework
Cool video, but "Inca Engineering" only applies to the smaller mortared stones, the Inca did not build the interlocking stonework, they found it.
That is fascinating, and believable, unlike many other fantasies about this amazing site. After all, there were intelligent cultures here prior to the Inca. What is your source for that?
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