Ollantaytambo —an Incan city located in the heart of Cusco’s Sacred Valley of the Incas— has been chosen as one of the 23 best places to go in 2023 by the prestigious international magazine Condé Nast Traveler, PromPeru has reported.
The thousand-year-old town, known as the “living Inca city” and home to one of the most visited archaeological parks in Peru, has been included in the list of “The 23 Best Places to Go in 2023.”
The list was created by Condé Nast Traveler editors from the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, and India, as well as an extensively travelled network of writers from around the world.
Ollantaytambo has been recognized for the benefits it offers beyond its impressive archaeological site and remarkable historic center: coffee, spirits, local products, ecotourism activities and experiences, first-rate alternative accommodations, and above all, the blend of tradition and modernity, which reflects the best of the ancient heritage found in the Sacred Valley.
“This outstanding recognition of Ollantaytambo by Condé Nast Traveler is a great showcase to promote the vast tourist resources of our country,” PromPeru Executive-President Amora Carbajal affirmed.
“Culture, gastronomy, nature, and sustainability are the pillars on which PromPeru bases its promotional work against international tourism, which are endorsed by the various recognitions that the country received since the reopening of international travel,” she added.
The destinations were selected following different criteria, but special attention was given to the sites that are ready to welcome travelers and that provide an opportunity for richer engagement with local communities, through a more meaningful travel style where human connection can be established.
In this regard, Condé Nast Traveler highlighted the cultural value of the Señor de Choquekillka festival, one of the most important ones in the Sacred Valley, and recommended that its international readers plan their trip around this important festivity in Cusco’s event calendar.
“Ollantaytambo is best known for its archeological site, a hillside Incan fortress that draws travelers off the train to Machu Picchu. But of late, the village has also become a terroir-driven culinary epicenter in the Sacred Valley, with local entrepreneurs placing a new era of the Andean food and drink traditions on the world stage,” the article says.