Sacsayhuaman
CountryPeru
Date1100 AD
Notable Feature18 m walls
RegionCusco
About Sacsayhuaman
Inca fortress with megalithic walls. Some stones weigh 200 tonnes and fit without mortar. 20,000 workers built it over 60 years. The zigzag walls represent the teeth of a puma. Spanish thought it was a fortress, not a temple complex.
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