The massive zigzag walls of Sacsayhuaman fortress above Cusco, constructed from enormous limestone boulders weighing up to 200 tonnes. The polygonal blocks
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The massive zigzag walls of Sacsayhuaman fortress above Cusco, constructed from enormous limestone boulders weighing up to 200 tonnes. The polygonal blocks are fitted together without mortar with joints so tight that a blade of grass cannot be inserted between them. The construction technique remains one of the greatest unsolved puzzles of Andean archaeology.
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