Where to travel, travel and route planner » stonework http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sacsayhuaman, Peru http://www.dankuna.com/blog/sacsayhuaman-peru.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sacsayhuaman-peru http://www.dankuna.com/blog/sacsayhuaman-peru.html#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:47:07 +0000 Jake http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=1289 [...]]]> Sacsayhuaman, Peru

Sacsayhuaman (also known as Saksaq Waman) is an Inca walled complex near the old city of , at an altitude of 3,701 m. Some believe the walls were a form of , while others believe it was only used to form the head of the Puma that Sacsayhuamán along with Cuzco form when seen from above. Like much Inca , there is still mystery surrounding how they were constructed. The structure is built in such a way that a single piece of paper will not fit between many of the stones. This precision, combined with the rounded corners of the , the variety of their interlocking shapes, and the way the walls lean inward, is thought to have helped the ruins survive devastating earthquakes in Cuzco. guides.
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