Sunday, May 09, 2004

Cuzco - Sacsayhuaman Fortress


Cuzco - Sacsayhuaman Fortress, originally uploaded by THOS.

On a hill outside of Cuzco are the foundations for the Inca fortress. It was overrun by the Spanish and the smaller upper stones used as building material for construction of Catholic churches in town. One can see the scale of this construction from the woman in the lower center. Each stone was carved to perfectly fit the one below so no mortar was needed.

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