Some of the amazing Inca walls

Guess you heard it a thousand times that you couldn’t fit a blade in between the stones. Apart from the question why anyone would want to do that the fact is true. Most of the old Inca buildings were destroyed but some of the foundations were used by the Spaniards and are still visible today and often in a better shape than the more modern walls.

Cusco - Inca capital

May 29th 2006
Cusco is the longest continuously inhabited city in South America. It was the capital of the Inca empire and the seat of the last free Inca before the Spanish disposed of him (speak murdered). One of the literal translations of the word Cusco is "Centre or navel of the world". The city was planned to be shaped like a puma and with a little imagination ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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