Ollanta Celebrates Another Year

 By Isabel Strebe, Marketing and Communications Intern On the final days of October, all of Ollantaytambo comes together for a weekend of music, dancing, and celebrating cultural pride in the town plaza. This year marked the 123rd anniversary of Ollanta’s official founding. As a unique town, both geographically and culturally, there is a lot of love for the ‘Last Living Inca City’. As a foreigner who has lived in a big U.S. city my whole life, it was interesting to observe how small town Peruvians celebrate. Days before the festival, the preparations began. A big stage was set up in...