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Andahuaylillas, Cusco, August 26, 2010: Photos taken outside the San Pedro Apostol church on a beautiful sunny day

The Sacred Valley of the Incas or Urubamba Valley is a valley in the Andes of Peru, close to the Inca capital of Cusco and below the ancient sacred city of Machu Picchu. The valley is generally understood to include everything between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, parallel to the Urubamba River, or Vilcanota River or Wilcamayu, as this Sacred river is called when passing through the valley. It is fed by numerous rivers which descend through adjoining valleys and gorges, and contains numerous archaeological remains and villages. The valley was appreciated by the Incas due to its special geographical and climatic qualities. It was one of the empire's main points for the extraction of natural wealth, and the best place for maize production in Peru.

Andahuaylillas, Peru, May 2nd, 2009: San Pedro Church: Andahuaylillas' Hidden Jewel Embraced by the Andes

$Cusco Old Town \nPeru$

Pisac, Cusco Region, Peru. May 30th 2006. A stone doorway in the ruins of the Intiwatana area and Sun Temple at the Incan remains in the Sacred Valley of Urubamba, Peru.

Ausangate circuit, Cordillera Vilcanota, Cuzco region, Peru, Peruvian Andes mountains landscape with house.

View of American Sistine Chapel or Sistine Chapel of the Andes at Andahuaylillas in Cusco Region, Peru

In Cusco, houses are built along the hillsides, offering stunning views of the valley below

The ruins of the ancient Peruvian temple of Rakchi located on the famous Inca road that leads to Machu Picchu.

$Archaeological site of Machu Picchu in Peru at daylight.\nMachu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters. It is situated in the Machupicchu District of Urubamba Province about 80 km northwest of Cusco, above the Sacred Valley and along the Urubamba River, which forms a deep canyon with a subtropical mountain climate.$