Awamaki is located in the town of Ollantaytambo, which is between Cusco, the Incan capital city and tourist mecca, and Machu Picchu, a U.N. World Heritage site and tourist destination.
The main access route to Ollantaytambo runs along a narrow valley formed in the mountains by the Urubamba River, which connects the site with Machu Picchu to the west and with Pisaq and Cusco to the east.