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Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Church of La Merced |
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One of a series of paintings depicting the life of San Pedro Nolasco who founded the Order of Mercy in 1218. |
1995 |
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Cuzco |
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Church of La Merced |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67029.jpg) |
Painting showing San Pedro Nolasco. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Church of La Merced |
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San Pedro Nolasco at an official function. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Church of La Merced |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67031.jpg) |
Christmas models. |
1995 |
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Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67032.jpg) |
The Archbishops' Palace was built on the site of the palace of Inca Emperor, Roca. |
1995 |
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Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11553.jpg) |
Decorated balcony on the palace. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67033.jpg) |
Coats of arms over the entrance. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67034.jpg) |
The inner courtyard. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
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Decorated door. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67035.jpg) |
The building has Moorish influences. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67036.jpg) |
The tile work. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67037.jpg) |
Madonna and child in the distinctive Cuzco school of art. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Narrow cobbled street. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Roca's Palace Wall |
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The thick walls of Roca's Palace have survived earthquakes that have damaged Spanish colonial architecture. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Roca's Palace Wall |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00933.jpg) |
Seven sided stone fitting snuggly in the wall. Large stones were used for forts and ramparts. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Roca's Palace Wall |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11556.jpg) |
Hatunrumiyoc is a 14th century, twelve sided stone. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Roca's Palace Wall |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11534.jpg) |
Quechua girl by a wall dating from Inca times. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Roca's Palace Wall |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67039.jpg) |
Complex pattern of stones. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
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The Archeological Museum is in an old colonial mansion. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11557.jpg) |
Inca weapons from the 15th century. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67041.jpg) |
Stone llama (Inca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
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Inca ceremonial tray. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
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Ceremonial artefact with llama head (Inca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67044.jpg) |
Weapon tips. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67045.jpg) |
Silver male figures (Inca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11558.jpg) |
Deformed skull, a common practice among the Incas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
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Inca ceramic from a tomb. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67046.jpg) |
A pair of Inca pots. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67047.jpg) |
Painted vessel with animal handles. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67048.jpg) |
Pot with a face. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67049.jpg) |
Ceramic figure in rock. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Archeological Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67050.jpg) |
Snail headed tray. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67051.jpg) |
Delapidated house with Inca stonework. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Curved street. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Doorway with coat of arms. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Street with arches and balconies. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Narrow street with Inca foundations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67056.jpg) |
The house of Inca historian, Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616) is now the Regional History Museum. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67057.jpg) |
The interior courtyard. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
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Statue of Garcilaso de la Vega. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67059.jpg) |
The building is over two storeys. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67060.jpg) |
Colonial era printing press. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11560.jpg) |
Imperial Inca vase. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67061.jpg) |
Moche head. The Moche lived in the North of Peru (1st to 7th centuries). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67062.jpg) |
Cuzco school painting. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67063.jpg) |
Colonial furniture. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Regional History Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67064.jpg) |
Colonial cabinet. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Juan Bravo Mural |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11561.jpg) |
The mural by Juan Bravo was completed in 1992 and shows Peruvian history. This part covers early Inca history. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Juan Bravo Mural |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11562.jpg) |
The mural is on Avenida del Sol. The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Juan Bravo Mural |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11563.jpg) |
The Independence of Peru from Spain and the signature of the muralist. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Juan Bravo Mural |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67065.jpg) |
Mural containing the Inca shield of power. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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The Sacred Valley is the Inca heartland. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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One of the many Quechua villages in the Sacred Valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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A herd of llamas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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The region is dotted with ancient sites. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Tambo Machay |
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Tambo Machay is an Inca ceremonial stone bath at 3700m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Tambo Machay |
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Water flows down a series of channels. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Tambo Machay |
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Part of the site is on a terraced hillside. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Tambo Machay |
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Typical Inca stonework with trapeziodal arches. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Tambo Machay |
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Earthquake proof stonework. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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The valley is very fertile. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Puka Pukara |
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Puka Pukara is an Inca fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Puka Pukara |
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The name means "red fort" because of the red stone used. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Puka Pukara |
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A stone window. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Puka Pukara |
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The fortress is set in mountainous terrain. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Puka Pukara |
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Two walls overlooked by mountains. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Farmers. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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Qenko overlooks Cuzco. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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Qenko is a sacrificial site. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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The site is based around a series of limestone outcrops which have been carved. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11580.jpg) |
The rocks are linked by narrow passages. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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Passage cut under the rocks leading to the altars. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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Steps carved out of the rock. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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A series of altars. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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The ceremonial area is flat with steps, seats and circular holes. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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Seating area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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Altar with two carved rocks. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00941.jpg) |
Qenko means "zig zag". |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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The zigzag channels carried away sacrificial blood. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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The site is encroached by a village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Qenko |
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A second, unexcavated site. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Rolling hills. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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Sacsayhuaman is a huge fortress near Cuzco. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11584.jpg) |
The fortress has three walls, 360m long with 22 zigzags. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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The walls are made of the largest stones in the Sacred Valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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A missing stone shows how they were carved to join together. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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Only 20% of the site remains after the Spanish tore most of it down. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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One of the 22 points in the zig zag walls. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11588.jpg) |
The Spanish defeated puppet king, Manco Inca, at this fortress in 1536. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67077.jpg) |
The Spanish killed so many Incas the bodies attracted carrion-eating birds. The name "Sacsayhuaman" means "satisfied falcon" in Quechua. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11589.jpg) |
Over 5000 Inca warriors lived here. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11590.jpg) |
The tripple walls. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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Niches. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67079.jpg) |
The stones are placed together with exquisite precission. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11591.jpg) |
View of the zig zagging walls. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11592.jpg) |
The heaviest stone at Sacsayhuaman is 130 tonns. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11593.jpg) |
A smooth rock that has been carved with steps and thrones. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67080.jpg) |
A sun festival still occurs here every 24 June. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00939.jpg) |
The Altars of the Sun. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Sacsayhuaman |
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Detail of the rock carved altar. |
1995 |