Cusco: structures ancient and artificial - estructuras antiguas y artificial
November 14th 2012 Cusco and the nearby area had many examples of settlements built on mountain tops (see first photo). The Incas were very adept at shaping stones so that walls would stand and resist movement even without mortar between the stones. They managed this even with very large stones (see photo 2). The person in the photograph was someone I employed to stand next to large structures to give a sence of
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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 
