Saxewaman is located on a mountaintop, and its historical position is comparable to Machu Picchu, but its reputation is relatively small. It is still very beautiful to stand in Saxewaman and look out over the city
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Saqsaywaman Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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This huge stone circle overlooks the city of Cusco. Like other typical Inca buildings, the Incas did not use any reinforced concrete. They used exquisite stone grinding technology to grind the large stones into specific shapes, and then put them together tightly. The stone circles that tourists see now are only a small part of the original ones. Today Sacsayhuaman is not only a must-see attraction for tourists to Cusco, but the highlight of IntiRaymi, the grand festival of the sun at the end of June every year, is held here.
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Saxewaman is located on a mountaintop, and its historical position is comparable to Machu Picchu, but its reputation is relatively small. It is still very beautiful to stand in Saxewaman and look out over the city
On the way to Machu Picchu, Saxewaman is a must. It is also a very historic Inca civilization, the architecture is very spectacular, and it is still quite well preserved.
Saxewarman and Machu Picchu are equally important, but they are slightly less famous. The scale is very large and the stone formation is very memorable.
Cusco is really a mysterious place. Could you have polished such a large stone in the past? I doubt aliens.
Visitors to downtown Cusco, Saxe Warman is a former mountain fortress in the northern suburbs of Cusco, the ancient capital of Inca. This fortified "fortress" built of huge stones sits on a steep hill overlooking the city and offers sweeping views of the southeastern valley. Cusco was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983 with Saxe Warman. The ancient fortress is now the stage of the annual Inca festival, the Inti Raymi and Warachikuy festivals. The local altitude is an average of 3400m. It is recommended that tourists just come to drink some local bitter Ke tea to ease and move slowly. Welcome to Peru to travel and feel the mysterious Inca culture!
Visit downtown Cusco to Saxehua, a former mountain fortress in the ancient Inca capital Cusco on the northern outskirts. This fort built of huge stones is situated on a steep hill overlooking the city and offers sweeping views of the southeastern valley. In 1983, Cusco and Saxe Warman were included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Today this ancient fortress is the grand stage of the annual Inca festival, the Inti Raymi and Warachikuy festivals. Welcome to Peru to visit the mysterious Inca culture!
Cusco's Andean mountain is located in the earthquake zone, and the Inca people have long known the power of the plateau earthquake, so they have been focusing on earthquake resistance when building houses. The Inca stonemasons cut the stone with precision and then stitched together the different shapes without adhesive. The stone was so tightly bound that a piece of paper could not be inserted. The Inca's mastery of stonework was not even as good as modern construction craftsmen. That's why the Spanish invaders kept the original foundations of the Inca when they demolished the original building and built the colonial-style city of Cusco. To experience the superb construction craftsmanship of the Inca people in Cusco, Saxewaman (Sacsayhuaman) is undoubtedly not to be missed. The Inca ancient wall site is located on a hill in the north of the Arms Square and is considered the largest and most spectacular Inca site except Machu Picchu. The name is long, but it is actually very memorable because the pronunciation is very close to the English Sexy Woman. This huge stone tower overlooks Cusco City, and the large stone that remains is the largest stone that historians have ever seen in Cusco and the surrounding area, weighing about 300 tons. Like other typical Inca buildings, the Incas did not use any reinforced cement, but used superb polishing techniques to grind large stones into specific shapes and then put them together tightly. Saxewarman was better preserved in several major earthquakes in Cusco's history. But the Spanish colonists removed many large stones from the church when it was built in the city, and now see stonehenge only about 20 [%] of its peak area.
Cusco is the birthplace of Inca culture. On the plateau of 3,200 altitude, the fortress of Saxewaman is built on the top of the highest point of the ancient city, giving a bird's eye view of the ancient city. The fortress is the Inca site of Peru after Machu Picchu. The Inca stonemasons cut several heavy boulders and then stitched them seamlessly without any adhesive. The heaviest single boulder weighs more than a dozen, and it feels like the Incas are definitely inspired to see the arrangement of corn kernels on the corn cob. [laughing] [laughing] [laughing]