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Peru 2001
Sacsayhuaman

Although it sounds like "sexy woman", Sacsayhuaman is Quechua for "satisfied falcon," a name that refers to the carrion-eating birds that feasted on the dead after a hideous battle was fought here in 1536, when Spanish invaders annihilated the defending Inca forces. Now, Sacsayhuaman is the site of Cusco's largest annual festival, Inti Raymi,held during the June 21st winter solstice



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Remarkable Inca masonry featured many-ton stones of up to 12 or 15 edges, all carefully fitted together without mortar.

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A very Sacsayhuaman

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