{"id":829,"date":"2023-03-16T11:09:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T11:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasqolqas.com\/?p=10831"},"modified":"2025-10-08T10:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:43:34","slug":"time-worlds-greatest-places-2023-ollantaytambo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/blog\/time-worlds-greatest-places-2023-ollantaytambo\/","title":{"rendered":"TIME- World&#8217;s Greatest Places 2023 &#8211; Ollantaytambo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ollantaytambo in <em>TIME<\/em> 2023: Redefining the Sacred Valley<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We were thrilled to see <strong>Ollantaytambo<\/strong> included in <strong>TIME\u2019s \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest Places 2023\u201d<\/strong> series \u2014 and even more honored to see <strong>Las Qolqas<\/strong> recognized within that story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the piece, author <strong>Stacey Lastoe<\/strong> reframes Ollantaytambo not just as a pit stop on the way to Machu Picchu, but as a vibrant destination in its own right. Among the features that set this town apart, the article highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sustainable and experiential lodging<\/strong>: your spa, nestled by the Urubamba River, is named as a \u201cperfect antidote after a day trekking\u201d \u2014 a nod to how nature and rest are woven into your guest experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Culinary homage to the land<\/strong>: TIME notes your commitment to farm-to-table Andean cuisine, alongside other local restaurants, as part of the region\u2019s emerging identity in gastronomy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trekking and immersion<\/strong>: the article mentions the trail to Pumamarca, and how expanses of farmland and hills invite exploration from your property outward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community &amp; sustainable tourism<\/strong>: the piece also calls out new local initiatives to support indigenous villages, and mentions that nearby properties (like El Albergue) embrace farming and local integration as part of their hospitality ethos. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Mention Means to Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a respected publication like <strong>TIME<\/strong> spotlights Ollantaytambo \u2014 and names Las Qolqas among its distinguishing features \u2014 it validates what we\u2019ve believed all along:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Sacred Valley deserves to be lived in, not just passed through.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Luxury can harmonize with nature<\/strong>, especially when design, food, and wellness follow the land\u2019s own language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community and culture are indispensable.<\/strong> Guests coming to Ollantay should meet local hands, taste local flavors, and walk local trails.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This kind of recognition energizes us. It encourages us to keep refining, deepening, and growing in harmony with the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/worlds-greatest-places-2023\/6261793\/ollantaytambo-peru\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No longer just a stopover on the way to Machu Picchu, this vibrant village in the Sacred Valley is a destination in its own right, thanks to crowd-free ruins (including an Inca fortress)&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2061,"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions\/2061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasqolqas.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}