Peru & the Incas - mile 15,335
October 22nd 2009 In Cuzco, unsurprisingly, there is Inca stonework at every turn. Lots of the Inca foundations have Spanish colonial buildings built on top of them. My favourite is the Quorikancha - it was the main Inca temple. When the Spanish arrived it was covered in gold and silver, including 700 gold panels weighing 2kg each and a field of maize with stems made from silver and corn cobs made from gold. Th
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