An imposing archaeological site
Neighborhood: Afueras de la ciudad
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Construction on this structure began in the second half of the 15th century by order of the ruling Pachacutec Inca but had not yet been completed upon the arrival of the Spaniards. A magnificent sample of Inca architecture, it has enormous walls of granite block forming three immense superimposed terraces in a zigzag pattern. It served religious, administrative and possibly military purposes. Its proximity to Cusco and the size of its stones (some five meters tall and weighing more than 300 tons) led to its use as a quarry for the construction of colonial Cusco. The annual June
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Easy tour
We did this our first day. This is a nice, easy thing to do if you're worn out from traveling. ...
Reviewed by:Luna from on Mar 01 2007
sweet
it was pretty sweet all the stones and stuff pretty much rocked and all you know they fit together l...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 18 2005
Sexywoman...
This is a very impressive archaeology site just up the hill from Cusco. The polygonal cyclopian styl...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Feb 21 2005
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