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Sacsayhuamán, Peru

The Sacsayhuamán can be found in Cusco, Peru not a long way from Machu Picchu. Cusco is the capital of the Cusco province, the site which is rich in history. Sacsayhuamán is an assembly of walls built with large blocks of rock speculated to have been used as some sort of barrier. Materials used were as plain as rock and limestone while each block weighs no less than 120 tons. However, some of the biggest blocks are estimated at anywhere from 200 -320 tons in weight. Scientists are baffled by how these blocks were transported in the first place, along with the construction of the walls themselves.

Sacsayhuamán, Peru

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