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there this structure right across the fortress Saqusayhuaman (you can
see it in the background) that is cut right out of the rock. It's
called the "Inca's throne", because it is believed that the Inca
emperor watched the construction of the great wall from there.
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a closer look at the Inca's throne. Please look at the razor sharp
edges and the precision of the cuts. Official archeology tells us that
this was achieved with crude stone tools. Can you imagine how long it
would have taken just to carve or cut one step? No, I think a different
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 | A little further you will find this structure. This certainly was not a throne... |
 | And then it get's really strange! This rock looks like it was carved with a butter knife.
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 | ... an then you mouth will just stay open. Steps are running from top to the bottom. |
 | the same stone block as seen from the side.
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here every rock was carved. Walls were cut lick butter and polished.
Everything looks as it was cast in concrete. But the rock is not
concrete, but natural grown granit. It is also very strange that the
rocks are carved in places were an artist can't reach with a chissel or
similar. You can see that in this photo on the rock in the background.
Everything up here looks as it was put upside down.
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 | A whole "labyrinth" was carved out here.
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 | Everything was polished. You can guide your hand across the rock surface without feeling rough spots or a raised area. |
 | Everything was carved! You can walk around for hours and find something new behind every corner. |
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take your time and study this rock a bit closer. You will see that
EVERYTHING on it was carved. Why were rocks up here carved the way they
are? In the background you can see a big round field. It's really a
gigantic stone circle as it is completely surrounded by rocks. The area
is certainly artificially made. |
 | Everywhere you can find stones that are carved in the typical Inca style. Like this small stone circle here.
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there is even better stuff! This monster rock is about 40m long, 30m
wide and 20m high. According to the legend, this rock was once moved
(!) and buried 3000 workers when it fell. I can't tell if that's
true or not, but it's a fact that the whole block was carved. Again you
see steps running upside-down. See next photo.
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you can walk for hours in the area above Saqusayhuaman. Everything up
here was carved and artificially arranged. And this not only in a small
area. In a Taxi I drove on the road that leads to Pisaq. Left and right
next to the road over a distance of at least 7 kilometers one can see
carved rocks that look as they were turned upside down. It almost seems
as if there was an ancient city long, long before the Inca. And it also
seems the Inca built there stunning buildings on those ancient remains.
Did the Inca inherit the tools to carve there magnificent stoneworks
from this older culture? Or did they find the tools with which the
older structures were built with? |
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