Peru, Urubamba, Peru

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The Urubamba Valley was sacred to the Incas. It is famous for its rich history, beautiful nature and a host of attractions. Urubamba stretches between Cusco and the legendary city of Machu Picchu. Because of high level Humidity valley boasts fertile land with beautiful flora.

Here you can walk for a long time admiring the incredible scenery: high mountains, green fields, steep rivers and ancient Inca structures will make every shot magnificent.

Main Attractions

• The town of Rakchi, where you can see the Temple of Viracoce - a massive structure made of ancient stones
• Pisak is the first stop in the sacred valley. Three times a week in this town there is a colorful market. But the main attraction of Pisac are the ancient ruins of the Incas.
• - the main agricultural center of the Incas, and now it is the most Big City in the sacred valley
• The city of Ollantaytambo is interesting because locals live in houses from the time of the Inca Empire, having rebuilt them a little. The main attraction of the city is the Temple Hill, made of stone blocks hewn and fitted to each other.
• The salt terraces of Salinas de Maras, built during the Inca period, are still used for salt extraction. From the tops of the mountains to the surface follows salty water, which settles in three thousand unusual stone tanks
• Moray, located at an altitude of 3500 meters above sea level, is famous for huge complex round terraces built by the Incas for agricultural experiments. ancient people observed how certain plants behave at different heights
• Machu Picchu - this ancient city, built high in the mountains, with many inexplicable mysteries, is the main attraction of Peru, attracting tourists from all over the world

How to get there

• By bus from Grau bus station. Travel time is about 1.5 hours, the cost is about 4 soles. Buses depart every 15 minutes
• By taxi from Cusco in an hour, the cost is 50 soles

the ancient Inca capital of Cusco and the Sacred Valley...

Without much adventure, a brand new Boeing took us to Cusco. The city is located in a valley, at an altitude of 3500 meters. Out of habit, being at such a height is not entirely comfortable, although the height is not enough for real mountain sickness. Before the arrival of the Spaniards, this was the capital of the Inca state. There were many temples in the city, which were later destroyed by the Spaniards. Catholic churches were erected on the site of the largest ones.

This is the preserved foundation of the former Temple of the Sun - the main temple of the city. On the field in front of him, according to the Spaniards, a life-size garden of golden trees was laid out ... Now there is a Catholic cathedral on this place.
Previously, it was believed that, apart from the foundation, nothing remained of the ancient temple. But then, during an earthquake, some walls of the church collapsed. And behind them were the surviving walls of the temples of the Sun, Moon and Lightning. Now they are open and mothballed. They can be seen.

In the center of the churchyard is a sacred stone. The Incas believed that the Sun drinks water from this cup in the morning. Previously, this bowl was also covered with gold.

The ancient walls withstood the earthquake that destroyed the newer buildings of the Spaniards, not by chance. The Incas were very skilled builders. Their buildings are distinguished by high mathematical precision.

The ancient masonry turned out to be much stronger, despite the fact that the Incas did not use mortar, but adjusted the stones “dry”, using special locking grooves for strength.

In some places, instead of laying old stones with bricks, they were simply plastered and painted. A part of the painting is left here so that you can see how the "disguised" walls looked like during the time of the conquistadors.

In the processing of stone, the Incas knew no equal. And this despite the fact that they did not know how to process metals stronger than copper and gold. All work was carried out stone by stone.

All buildings in all Inca cities found have walls that widen towards the base at an angle of 15 degrees. This makes them highly resistant to earthquakes.

By decree of the mayor's office, in Cusco, all houses must be tiled! Great solution, very beneficial effect on appearance cities!

Cusco at night is very cozy. The guides assured us that it was completely safe here and we could safely walk around the city.

The city was very well lit, all the buildings are illuminated by spotlights and are very picturesque.

The homely European, Spanish flavor was even pleasant after the alien buildings of the Incas. Perhaps it is this contrast that fuels opinions about the influence of some alien civilizations on them ...

Pass on the way to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. There was a sentinel fortress here, which served as a checkpoint at the entrance to Cuzco. It was possible to get here only by invitation. In general, the peoples who are now called the Incas themselves called themselves differently. Basically, these were the Quechua tribes. And the Incas are only rulers, an analogue of the Pharaohs, who were considered the descendants of the sun. There were 9 in all...

Sacsayhuaman - temple complex The Inca, for a long time, by mistake, was considered the ruins of a fortress... According to legend, it was built even during the first Inca, from huge boulders, larger than human growth, weighing up to 200 tons, it is not clear how they were delivered to such a height above the city...

It was a bit rough on the pass. Almost 4 thousand meters.. And the Peruvians are still successfully cultivating fields here! But, nevertheless, the tales about people falling dead and about the terribly rarefied air that frightened us in Moscow turned out to be greatly exaggerated.

On the way to the Valley, we were taken to a small farm where llamas are bred. Good-natured peasants in national hats offer to feed llamas with hay and buy woolen things in the shop.

There are 4 varieties of llama found in Peru. These are, in fact, llamas, guanacos, alpacas and vicunas. All this, oddly enough, is a variety of camel. Llamas and guanacas are the largest of all, alpacas are the most woolly ...

Vicuna is the smallest, shy and almost never domesticated.

Urubamba, Sacred Valley of the Incas. Around this place in ancient times, the Inca empire began to grow.

The fortress of Ollantaytambo on its slopes.

According to legend, within the walls of this fortress, for a long time, the rebellious general Ollantay hid from the wrath of the Inca, who kidnapped his daughter and later became the greatest conqueror of the Inca empire and expanded its borders by almost a third of the mainland.

The Sacred Valley of the Incas in the Andes - the valley of the Urubamba River - is the birthplace of the Inca civilization. Due to its favorable location, this valley was distinguished by its fertility and good climate even at a time when other regions of present-day Peru were suffering from years of drought. Researchers believe that it was the ease with which the valley provided its population with food that allowed the Inca tribe in the 11th century to free some people from agriculture, begin to conquer nearby territories and create the Great Empire of Tawantinsuyu (in the Quechua language Tawantin Suyu, Tawantinsuyu, Tawantinsuyu, Tawantinsuyu, means "four cardinal points connected together").

Attractions of the Sacred Valley

Pisak (Pisac, Pisaq)

The archaeological complex of Pisak is one of the most important in the Valley. It is located 33 kilometers from Cusco on the Vilcabamba ridge. According to the architectural tradition of the Incas, cities were built in the form of a sacred animal or bird - the outlines of Pisac resemble a partridge. Pisak consists of two parts: the city itself and the temple and agricultural terraces. This city is also known for its astronomical observatory. In the rock near the city, the Incas buried their dead - mummies were found here sitting in the fetal position (in this position the dead were placed to be born in another life).

In addition to the part of the city, preserved from the Incas and located high on the mountain, there is a colonial part of Pisac. This is a city built by the Spaniards in the valley of the Vilcanota River (which is known in the lower reaches as Urubamba). It was built as a reservation where the conquerors settled the Indians so that it would be more convenient to control them and convert them to Christianity.

Ollantaytambo

This city is located 90 kilometers from Cusco. Inca Pachacutec conquered this settlement, destroyed the old buildings and built new houses and a ceremonial center. The city is on the way to the jungle and from here the leader of the Inca resistance, Manco Inca Yupanqui, retreated with his treasures and mummies of his ancestors to the legendary city of Vilcabamba (which was never found).

Ollantaytambo is significant in that it is one of the very few cities from the time of the Incas, which is still inhabited. Some of the buildings in modern city dates from the end of the 15th century. The layout of the city and the organization of life are also interesting: the main part of the city had a trapezoidal layout with four longitudinal streets that crossed seven shorter parallel streets.

All the buildings in the southern half of the city were some kind of hostels: four one-room "apartments" connected by a common patio ( courtyard). Several families lived here. The city still has a water supply system built under Pachacutec.

Near the city there are terraces for agriculture, and on the slopes of the mountains around Ollantaytambo there were granaries, which can still be seen today. They were built at high altitude, where, thanks to strong winds and lower temperatures, food and grain were better preserved and protected from decay.

Chinchero (Chinchero)

In this city during the Inca Empire was the royal residence of Tupac Inca Yupanqui. Now Chinchero is interesting to visit to look at the most interesting colonial temple, built right on top of the walls of the Inca Temple of the Sun. This Catholic temple is an amazing symbiosis of Spanish colonial and Inca culture. Inside, it is covered with paintings of classical Christian subjects, which, meanwhile, reflect the culture and religion of the Incas. Outside the temple, on a stepped pedestal, symbolizing Pachamama (Mother Earth), stands a Christian cross with Inca symbols. On the square next to the temple there is a market with a large selection of handicrafts.

Maras

The terraced pools of the Maras salt mines have served and continue to serve for the extraction of salt. The water here contains a large number of minerals and releases salt when evaporated. Pools filled with water are left to evaporate and then refilled time after time to get enough salt.

Moray

This is an amazingly beautiful complex of terraces for agriculture, built in the form of expanding rings, similar to an amphitheatre. The complex is located at an altitude of 3500 meters above sea level.

Each level of the terraces has its own microclimate: different temperature, wind strength. The difference between two adjacent levels of terraces is approximately 1000 meters under normal farming conditions. Here you can find up to 20 different types of microclimate. It is believed that during the time of the Incas, agricultural research was carried out here: it turned out how different types of plants and crops behave at different heights. The best seeds and tubers were sent to regions with the most favorable climate for them. Thus, the Incas managed to increase productivity.

Urubamba (Urubamba)

On the outskirts of the city of Urubamba was the country residence of the Supreme Inca Huayna Capac. Here is a special microclimate - warm and sunny, very different from the microclimate of Cusco. In order to build the Quispiguanca residence and clear space for corn, cotton, peanuts and chili peppers, workers had to move the Urubamba River to the southern part of the valley, drain the swamps and level the hills to the ground. The size of the residence is so huge that even when Huayna-Capac and his guests wanted to hunt, they did not need to leave the territory!

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu (in Quechua machu pikchu means “Old Mountain”) is a mysterious Inca city built in the middle of the 15th century. It is located about 100 km from the capital of the Inca Empire, the city of Cusco, and is so secluded in the Andes that the Spanish colonialists could not reach it. We became aware of this city in 1911 thanks to the American scientist from Yale Hiram Bingham. Although in fairness it should be noted that the locals always knew about Machu Picchu, but were in no hurry to share information with strangers.

Since 1983, Machu Picchu has been included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and since 2007 - in the list of New Wonders of the World.

The Sacred Valley of the Incas is an area in the Andes, located along the Urubamba River, from the legendary Machu Picchu on one side to ancient capital the Inca empire of the city of Cusco, on the other. Initially, we did not plan any excursions in the Valley, perceiving it as some kind of inevitable evil on the way to our final goal - Machu Picchu. The original plan was to arrive early in Cusco, leave for Machu Picchu on one of the early trains, and visit Machu Picchu in the afternoon with an overnight stay in Aguas Calientes. However, familiarity with the topic prompted us to rebuild the route so that we would devote the day to excursions in the Sacred Valley of the Incas (which we did not regret a bit), and in the evening leave for Aguas Calientes, from which in the early morning we climb directly to Machu Picchu.

A small digression on logistics for the conquerors of Machu Picchu

Getting to the legendary city high in the mountains is not easy and expensive:

• First you need to fly to Cusco (the flight from Lima, the capital of Peru, takes about 70-75 minutes and costs about 100 USD per person round trip. Tickets are perfectly googled by any air travel aggregator.
• Then you need to take a ticket for the tourist train to the town of Aguas Calientes, located right at the foot of Machu Picchu. The train is designed specifically for tourists (locals travel by bus or a cheap train, for which foreigners simply cannot buy a ticket), which is reflected in the price. Round-trip tickets also cost us about 100 USD per person, and it was the cheapest possible option. There are two competing companies, Peru Rail and Inca Rail - the same eggs, only in front and profile. We were on the Peru Rail. You can go to Machu Picchu either from the Poroy station (15 minutes by taxi to the center of Cusco) or from the town of Ollantaytambo (about 1.5 hours from Cusco), but this is not reflected in the price. The train arrives at the Aguas Calientes station, which is designed to receive the tourist flow to Machu Picchu (and copes well with this).
• Buses run from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu along the 7-kilometer serpentine, costing USD 24 per adult round trip. It’s better to buy a ticket at the box office the day before (but you can also buy it right before the bus departs), the ticket office is open from 06:00 to 22:00 every day and is located right next to the bus departure point (any local will show it).
• Do not forget to add here the price of tickets to Machu Picchu itself (without visiting Mount Huayna Picchu, this is about 50 USD per person, children under 8 years old are free). You need to buy tickets there on the website of the Ministry of Culture of Peru, and I'll tell you, it was another trash because of problems with Russian cards. On the 10th attempt, my payment still went through, and the treasured tickets were received by mail. They write that they say it is better to use the Spanish version of the site, all this is nonsense - there is no difference. For some reason, the Visa cards of VTB and Sberbank banks did not pass for me, but (not the first time) the Otkritie card passed. Mastercard is better not to try. It is better to buy tickets in advance, as they may not be available on the day.

You can read more about the road to Machu Picchu in a separate post.

In total, only transport and entrance to Machu Picchu costs about 300 US dollars, and in the cheapest option. Multiply this by 3-4 people, add a taxi, food, hotels, a guide (because without him the trip basically loses its meaning). However, all this is definitely worth it.

Here is a map that allows you to orient yourself a little on the territory. Cuzco is in the middle, Machu Picchu is on the top left, Aguas Calientes is next to Machu Picchu and is marked with a yellow star, Ollantaytambo is in the first left third at the top.

Our train to Machu Picchu departed at 18:30 from Ollantaytambo, and we arrived in Cusco at about 7:30 in the morning, so we had the whole day to get to know the Valley. We immediately decided to leave Cusco so as not to catch mountain sickness - the city is located at an altitude of 3,400 meters, and experts recommended gradually getting used to the height, descending into the valley (there is an altitude of about 2,700 meters). By the way, at the end of the day I still caught a miner, it was expressed in a wild headache and was very unpleasant. Saved only brought from the motherland pills.

As I wrote above, it makes little sense to travel around the Valley without an excursion (at least for the first time), so we agreed with a local Russian-speaking guide Olga, who organized an excellent trip for us and accompanied us on it all day. We started directly from Cusco airport, made a short detour to the city center (to drop our suitcases at the hotel, due to the strict size limit on the size of luggage that you can take with you on the train to Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu), and then left for Valley.

Having driven literally 15-20 minutes from Cusco, we met a herd of grazing alpacas. These are very cute animals that look like llamas, but, unlike them, live only in Peru, in the highlands.

Our first stop was planned in the village of Chinchero, where, among other things, there was a tourist-oriented farm specializing in the cultivation of the aforementioned alpacas.

The tourist village is also a tourist village, but everything was well organized, the children liked it. Women showed the process of creating things from alpaca wool from the very beginning, from the moment of shearing to the moment of dyeing and drying.

Alpacas, of course, you can feed:

Entrance to the village is free, but you are expected to buy souvenirs. By the way, the prices for souvenirs here were one and a half to two times lower than in Cusco, so you can safely buy everything (albeit after bargaining).

One of the minuses of Chinchero - the height of 3750 meters above sea level - is the most high point, on which we were on this trip, and out of habit it was very difficult. We barely climbed the stairs ... But further it was easier, because the road led to the lower reaches of the valley.

It is assumed that in the past, Chinchero was the country residence of the Inca Tupac Yupanqui. In the XV century AD. Inca temples, baths, terraces and a large Royal Palace.

Today, the main attractions of Chinchero are the remains of this most ancient Inca palace, a colonial church built by the Spaniards on an Inca stone foundation, as well as impeccable Inca terraces and a local colorful fair.

Different patterns of masonry are clearly visible - here is the ancient polygonal masonry familiar to us (not related to the Incas), and Inca folk art, and the contribution of the Spaniards:

Where without traditional toys at the fair (of course, everything is designed for tourists, but there are also very interesting things):

Such is the beauty around:

By the way, children tolerate height differences much easier than adults - neither Yura nor Sasha had any problems with this at all during the entire move:

After walking along Chinchero, we headed to the circular terraces of Morai (it turned out to be about 30 minutes by car). On the way, we took pictures with a peasant woman grazing alpacas.

Moray is located about 50 km northwest of Cuzco and is a large depression in which a series of concentric terraces is built, similar to an ancient Greek amphitheatre. The largest of the terraces are in the center, very large in size and descending to a depth of approximately 150 meters.

Many stairs lead to the center of the depression, which look like the spokes of one large wheel. Previously, tourists were allowed to go up these stairs directly to the terraces, now the passage has been closed for the preservation of the monument. The people in the following video give an idea of ​​the grandeur and size of the structure:

Interesting feature places - an excellent drainage system, thanks to which water never accumulates in the depression. The lowest level drains water perfectly and never floods, even after continuous rains, presumably due to underground channels.

Scientists do not have a consensus on the purpose of this place, but most are inclined to believe that it was something like an agricultural laboratory. Due to the difference in altitude, the temperature at different levels of the terraces differs by 15 degrees, which makes it possible to observe the specifics of the growth of different plants under different conditions, as well as to adapt plants from the coastal climate to the climate of the Andes.

The next point of our trip to the Sacred Valley of the Incas was the "salt terraces" of Salinas de Maras in the city of Maras. This is an ancient city in Peru as part of the province of Urubamba (I remind you that this is the name of the river, which was considered sacred by the Incas and which flows from Cusco to Machu Picchu).

View of the salt terraces from the other side of the road

Salt mining on these terraces began in the Inca era, and technologically, almost nothing has changed here since then. The work is very hard, very low paid, based entirely on manual labor.

The ancient complex for the production of salt is located on a mountain slope and is a cascade of artificial terrace pools with an average area of ​​​​each about 5 square meters and a side height of about 3 cm. In total, there are more than 3,000 "salt baths" on the territory of the complex.

The salt complex looks very unusual and from a distance resembles a honeycomb

All these baths are fed from the underground salt spring Koripukhio, which flows in a small stream from the bowels of the mountain. We checked it personally - the water from the source is very salty - much saltier than in any sea. The Incas figured out how to rationally use this stream to extract salt, which was quite expensive at that time.

Production is based on the evaporation of water from brine. To do this, the water flow of the stream descending the slope is directed to an extensive system of artificial channels so that the water is evenly distributed over small stone reservoirs located in a cascade.

In the next video, this stream is just noticeable - it is very small, and it's amazing how all this huge amount of salt baths is fed from it:

When each salt bath is filled with water from the source, the channel is blocked, and the mineral solution gradually evaporates under the rays of the sun, leaving salt crystals in the tanks. This process takes about a month, resulting in a 10 cm layer of finished product at the bottom of each tub.

First, such a crust forms on the surface, then the entire pool is filled with crystals:

Within 2-3 days, collectors collect all the salt and prepare the pool for a new cycle. Salt is raked into pyramids, dried and packed in bags. About 120-150 kg of salt is collected from each pool per month.

Interestingly, salt varies in quality: the most valuable (first-rate) is the whitest, which is collected from the upper layers. In the lower layers is salt of the lowest grade.

In general, I liked the place very much. The shops along the road to the salt terraces are full of salt-related souvenirs (such as salted chocolate), and the prices were lower than in Cusco.

After visiting the salt terraces, our guides advised us to stop by for lunch at a restaurant in the city of Urubamba. The restaurant turned out to be touristic, I don’t like these and, to be honest, I would recommend choosing another place (just literally any other that Google tells for example). I didn’t really like the food, but the place itself was nice - right on the banks of the Urubamba River, with grazing llamas to take pictures with:

And this is Yura sitting on the steps of the restaurant with his new pet Kuy (as the Peruvians call our guinea pigs). Who does not know, this is one of the national dishes of this country:

After lunch and rest, we headed to the final point of our journey through the Inca Valley - the city of Ollantaytambo, from where our train to Aguas Calientes departed in the evening. While planning the route, I read a lot of reviews that Ollantaytambo is a completely useless point, which is remarkable only for the fact that from there you can take the train to Machu Picchu. However, the reality turned out to be completely different - what we saw in Ollantaytambo, perhaps, made one of the strongest impressions on us at that time.

Ollantaytambo is located at an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level and is one of the few Inca cities where people still live, and many streets and houses still bear ancient Indian names. In general, the city is very pleasant, there are many cafes and restaurants and generally quite cozy. Unfortunately, it was here that I was “covered with a miner”, so I almost did not take photos and videos.

The city is notable for its large complex (fortress), which is one of the most amazing structures we have encountered during this trip.

The lower part of the complex is the remains of Inca buildings:

The fortress itself is located on the so-called. The temple hill is quite high - it was not so easy to climb there, especially in conditions of high altitude:

From the top of the Temple Hill, the views are as follows:

Opposite the fortress there is a mountain with buildings, apparently for household purposes (some kind of warehouses). Pay attention to the profile of the Indian in the rock, which is quite noticeable (located slightly to the right of the center of the frame, on the same level as the building located on the mountain on the right):

By official version, the city and fortress was founded by the legendary Inca leader Pachacuti. However, there are many facts proving that the fortress in Ollantaytambo was built in the so-called "antediluvian" times - antediluvian in the literal sense, i.e. before the flood, which occurred about 10,500 B.C. The fact of the flood (caused, apparently, by the fall of a large meteorite on the Earth, which provoked the movement of the earth's crust and a global catastrophe on a planetary scale) is not denied even by official historians. You can read more about this in the article. "The Myth of the Flood: Legends and Reality" by Andrey Sklyarov.

So, traces of the destruction of the Ollantaytambo fortress show that the oldest buildings were demolished and scattered across the territory of the complex by a powerful stream of water that descended from above, from the side of the mountains, despite the fact that the city is located several hundred kilometers from the coast Pacific Ocean. Apparently, it was a fading wave of a huge tsunami, whose height near the coast was about 2-3 km, but as it moved inland, it was gradually extinguished. This means that the fortress was built before 10,500 BC.

Different types of masonry are well distinguished in the fortress. Quite primitive, uncomplicated, with a large amount of solution - a newer one (behind the authorship, in fact, of the Incas):

With perfectly processed stones, laid joint-to-joint without mortar so that even the older paper cannot be pushed through. This masonry is most likely many thousands of years old, it has survived many earthquakes, so the cracks between the stones on the left should not be embarrassing - pay attention to the quality of the joining of other stones:

Gate in the so-called. Temple of Ten Niches

At the top of the Temple Mount are the remains of the Temple of the Sun, which amazes with the technique of stone processing. It was when I saw these megaliths that I was finally convinced that this was the work of some ancient civilization, which has nothing to do with the technically rather primitive culture of the Incas:

Remains ancient temple Suns - evidence of an "antediluvian" civilization

The front side of the Temple consists of huge monoliths, the weight of which reaches 50 tons. The material of the stone is pink porphyry, similar in strength to granite. Six monoliths are a single structure tightly joined to each other.

Up close, the quality of the processing of these blocks is simply amazing - in principle, it is impossible without a very developed machine production. An excursion into this topic, carried out after returning to Russia, showed that we can now process such stones only with stationary equipment, while they need not only be processed, but also raised to high mountain(and before that, the blocks had to be dragged from the quarries located a few kilometers down in the Valley).

To summarize this eventful day, I can say that a trip to Peru without visiting the Sacred Valley of the Incas, of course, becomes incomplete in many ways, even if you have reached Machu Picchu. The Inca Valley keeps many secrets of different civilizations and cultures, which are rarely found in such a concentration. And finally, it's just very beautiful.

Read my other publications about amazing Peru:

Cusco - the ancient capital of the Incas- story about central city Sacred Valley of the Incas, the ancient capital of this people. One of the most wonderful places in Peru.

How to get to Machu Picchu and not go crazy- the name speaks for itself :). The publication details the logistics to Machu Picchu as of May 2018.

Machu Picchu - truth and fiction about the legendary city of the Incas— a story about visiting the most famous landmark in Peru in May 2018, which is accompanied by interesting and little-known details from the history of Machu Picchu

Gods who created ancient civilizations- detailed material that the whole version of human history that we are told in schools has nothing to do with what really happened. Amazing Facts and evidence that I personally managed to see and touch.

Lima - a city of contrasts- a story about one day spent in the capital of Peru, the city of Lima.

The three most striking national dishes of Peru- I'm willing to bet that one of them is familiar to you and you've all tried it, the second you associated with a completely different country, about the third - you didn't even suspect that it could be eaten.

Map view Sacred Valley

The map is quite open, but hilly. In the center of the map is a ruined castle, around which there is a village resembling buildings of eastern (Chinese, Japanese, etc.) architecture. Around the village rise steep mountains, which beckon "" players with an abundance of their most wonderful positions, which, let's say, straight-handed guys are not very aware of.

Typical Random Battle Tactics

Let's first take a look at the card itself, what it is!
The bases are located on both sides along the perimeter of the map. The fighting always takes place in the usual standard places. Always at the beginning of the battle, 90-95% of the composition of both teams go to these usual places and only a few individuals can shake what they have in their heads and climb into those places where it is difficult to get them and where you can inflict a large number without any fear.

Where does he shoot from? - Cool nychki!

Let's now talk about how to deal a large amount of damage without being exposed to enemy fire, as efficiently as possible. We all know that the most important thing for a good and effective fight is choosing the right position. This factor plays the most important role in every fight. And I want to talk about a few of these nychka.

Position A3

The first position is in square A3. Getting here is very easy and fast! The place offers a full view of 2 directions of shelling, and a tree and a house reliably hide your tank from opponents (even from artillery). The only nuance of all these positions is that your tank should be as light and fast as possible. M8A1, T67, Helket, RU251, chaffee are best suited for this. There are many other tanks that are capable of conquering these peaks, but I'm afraid they just don't need it. From these positions, you can both shoot damage and .

Point of entry to the position. With acceleration, we simply fly up the hill, and then up the wall!

The most cherished position! Beware of enemy ATs that stand near the enemy base and work on the light of the LT!

Position E0

The second position is located in the square E0. Just like the previous position, climbing it is very simple. Here, however, there is a certain danger from enemy artillery, but this is not such a big problem if you correctly position yourself and do not twitch once again so that you are not illuminated! Also, on the other side of the same hill, you can work out the second direction of attack from your base, thereby reliably keeping it under protection.

The view from the position to the enemy horizon is simply gorgeous!

Position J9

The third position is located in the J9 square. Check in from the second position E0. We rise to the second position, and then we start free slalom along the snow-covered hills down the 9th line towards the J9 square.

View from the position to absolutely all the main directions in the battle!

First line of fire!

The second line of shooting through the village near the bridge near the castle!

The third line of shooting at control points, where enemy tanks are usually located at the descent to the path leading under the bridge to the castle!

The fourth line of shooting in case the enemy has pushed through the opposite direction and is trying to come at you from behind from your base!

Position F7

Well, the final position is located in the square F7. On this hill in the center of the map, there are many cool positions from which you can work out absolutely all directions on the map in all 360 degrees. The hill is quite gentle, so you can move to any direction without much difficulty! There is only one but. Don't go to the castle itself! From there you will not see anything, and climbing back up the mountain from the castle is quite problematic! You can also go to the castle wall, only there is a big danger from enemy artillery, for which you are a tidbit and easy prey there. Drive on the wall only if you are 100% sure that you will not be handed a big "suitcase" and sent to rest in a warm region called the Hangar, drinking a cocktail of anger and hatred for "one-buttons"!

View of the position! Your tank is securely hidden in dense thickets of bushes, and in order to illuminate you, the enemy needs to try very hard!

The enemy does not see me, although he is already dangerously close to me. But I can confidently fire at the enemy in my own light, relying on my . In the same way, you can move to any other direction and conduct confident control fire at enemy forces from shelters and pits on a hill without fear of being overexposed, since someone rarely drives up to the center of the map.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I would like to show you visually one of these positions and what can be done when choosing the right position! You can see how such tips work for you and what results you can achieve with their help. I hope my story will not be in vain and someone will take note of it. Always remember that there is only one warrior in the field, if he is well-tailored! You can always turn the outcome of the battle in your favor thanks to these nuances and the right positions.