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feb 3, 1440 - Walls at Saqsa Waman

Description:

looks down on Cusco from the northwest
zig-zagging "fortress"
larger stones than those used in the city-- they were hauled into place using man power (able bodies) > mit'a/labor tax
COMMUNITY
PECKING
structurally sound, good for preventing damage during earthquakes, beveling

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Date:

feb 3, 1440
Now
~ 584 years ago

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