Inca Stonework

Cusco was the capital of the Inca empire and there are many examples of their amazing masonry in the city and surrounding areas. All of their stones were irregulary shaped and locked into the next stone without mortar for increased strength. Through the detailed connections between stones and at corners, and the layout of the walls, the Incas made their buildings very seismically resistant.

Cusco and the Sacred Valley

January 13th 2006
From Lima, we flew to the city of Cusco. At 3,326 m (about 11,500 feet), it took us a couple of days to acclimate and get ready for the next phase of our trip. Mate de Coca (coca leaves) is served everywhere to help fight the symptoms of altitude sickness. Cusco (originally called ¨Cosco¨which means ¨belly-button¨in Quechua) was the center of the Inca empire. It is also apparently the cont ... 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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