From the top of one set of Ollantaytambo ruins you can look across the valley to several others

My latest article for the Kiwi Collection is about Peru’s Sacred Valley.

Too many people skip this lovely valley between Machu Picchu and Cusco. Not only do they miss beautiful spots like the ruins in Ollantaytambo, and great hotels with pool like this one, but they risk getting altitude sickness by not acclimatizing properly before they go to Cusco.

Read Seizing sideline charms in Peru’s Sacred Valley which I wrote for the Kiwi Collection.

If you’re going to Peru, you’ll also want to read my articles about how to travel to Machu Picchu without a tour and how to plan your Peruvian Andes trip to avoid altitude sickness. Well, really, you’ll want to read all my Peru stories, right?!

Tambo del Inka, an ideal spot to base yourself in the Sacred Valley, has this incredible pool.