SACSAYHUAMAN
Sacsayhuaman is one of the most amazing Inca constructions. It was the falcon that guarded the capital of the empire, since it is possible to overlook Cusco from the hill it was erected. If, as it is known, Cusco was designed with the shape of a lying puma, Sacsayhuaman would be its head.
Its construction took over seven decades and required the work of 20,000 men approximately, mostly because for the foundations and hewn stone works, the transportation of materials, carving and stones setting. Hewn stones' pits could have been located at Muina, Huacoto and Rumicolca, 20 kilometers away from Cusco, and at closer places such as Sallu, Rumi, Chita, Curovilca and Viracocha. Some of its external walls exceed the 9 meters of height and 350 tons of weight.
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