Ollantaytambo, a historic town nestled in Peru's Sacred Valley of the Incas, was listed by The New York Times as one of the 52 Places to Go in 2025 for its blend of history, culture, and gastronomy.

On the morning of July 24, 1911, an enterprising lecturer-explorer from Yale University set off in a cold drizzle to investigate rumors of ancient Inca ruins ... center of a sacred landscape.