Inca Fortress of Sacsayhuaman

Join me as I visit Sacsayhuaman -- the massive pre-Columbia fortress that overlooks Cusco, Peru, from the north. These ruins are one of the largest megalithic structures in the western hemisphere, and feature precisely carved boulders that weigh as much as 300 tons. Construction has been commonly attributed to the 9th Sapa Inca, Pachacutec, along with the theory that he built Sacsayhuaman in as few as 20 years. This feat is especially remarkable considering that the Incas did not have the wheel, large work animals, or iron tools.

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