Sacsayhuaman
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Sacsayhuaman (Saqsaywaman)
One of the most
imposing architectonic complexes inherited from the Incan Society is Sacsayhuaman, which because of several of its qualities
is considered as one of the best monuments that mankind built on the earth's
surface. The wall or
rampart is the most impressive section, built with enormous carved limestone
boulders, this construction has a broken line that faces to the main plaza
called Chuquipampa which is a slope with 25 angles
and 60 walls.The biggest carved boulder of the
first wall weighs about 70 tons and like all of the other rocks was brought
from a quarry called Sisicancha, three kilometers away and where there are still rocks that were
transported part of the way. Each wall is made up of 10 fronts with the most
important ones known as Rumipunco, tiupunku, Achuanpunku and Viracocha punku. Inti Rami,
festival of the sun |