Ollantaytambo — Water features

We already knew, from visiting Coricancha in Cusco, and Tambomachay just outside the city, that the Inkas were terrific hydroengineers as well as stone masons. At the left below is a view of a channel in town, in the center is a channel out by the ruins, and on the right is a stream following a more natural course:

And here are three views of a lovely fountain structure near the lower buildings...

Here is a different fountain, inside one of the lower buildings...

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