The Sacred Valley of the Incas, also known as Urubamba Valley stretches 60 km between the cities of Pisac and Ollantaytambo. Most often the Sacred Valley often misses out to the more famous site of Machu Picchu and just imagine the sacred valley is just below it.

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Sacsayhuamán is a walled complex near the old city of Cusco, Peru. Located at an altitude of 3,701 meter (12,000 feet) this walled complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is part of the city of Cuzco. Sacsayhuamán was built by the prehistoric indigenous people of the Killke culture around 1100 AD. They were superseded by the Incas, who occupied and expanded the complex beginning about 1200 AD.

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