Title

Sacsahuaman Fortress, Cusco, Peru, 2015.

Caption

Sacsahuaman, Saksaq Waman, (possibly from Quechua language, waman falcon or variable hawk) is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco. Sections were first built by the Killke culture about 1100; they had occupied the area since 900.The complex was expanded and added to by the Inca from the 13th century; they built dry stone walls constructed of huge stones. The workers carefully cut the boulders to fit them together tightly without mortar. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 m (12,142 ft).

Date

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Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Luis Rosendo

Reference

HRM19F06_347

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No

License type

Rights managed

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103,4Mb (5,2Mb) / 16,4in x 24,5in / 4912 x 7360 (300dpi)

Keywords

photograph walls stone fit citadel complex sacsahuaman INCA huge Cusco expanded 13th century photograph Luis Rosendo Saksaq Waman Quechua-Inca northern outskirts since 900 carefully cut the boulders together tightly without mortar.