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Sacrilege in the Sacred Valley

By: Graham Simmons
A panoramic view over the Sacred Valley, from the Pisac ruinsA colorfully dressed Quechua hillsman, at Ollantaytambo

A panoramic view over the Sacred Valley, from the Pisac ruinsA colorfully dressed Quechua hillsman, at Ollantaytambo

It seemed like the ultimate desecration - a motor car rally in the Sacred Valley, homeland and heartland of the once-mighty Inca Empire of Peru. But when the cars had left, the peace returned - at least for amother year, when the Inca Rally again pases through the town of Pisac.

The superbly scenic Sacred Valley runs over 100 km from Huambutió to Ollantaytambo, and contains ruins to rival those of Macchu Pichu.

 

 
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