The remaining Inca foundation walls of Qorikancha, the Temple of the Sun in Cusco, upon which the Spanish colonial Church of Santo Domingo was built. The p
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The remaining Inca foundation walls of Qorikancha, the Temple of the Sun in Cusco, upon which the Spanish colonial Church of Santo Domingo was built. The perfectly fitted ashlar masonry of the Inca base has survived multiple major earthquakes that damaged the colonial structure above it, dramatically demonstrating the superiority of Inca engineering.
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