Travelling in South America #4: Saqsaywaman - Capital of Inca Empire

in #travel7 years ago (edited)

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Hey guys,

I wanna share with you my trip to Saqsaywaman!!

People use a lot of names to call it: Saksaywaman, Saqsaywaman, Sasawaman, Saksawaman, Sacsahuayman, Sasaywaman or Saksaq Waman is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire.

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It's a beautiful place to visit. Due to the size and the way they stones were cut, most people believe that it wasn't made by humans. Personally I agree that without tools it's really unbelievable.

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The site is at an altitude of 3,701 m (12,142 ft).
In 1983, Cusco and Saksaywaman together were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List for recognition and protection.

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I hope you like it!!
See you in the next one :)

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crazy name of the capital of the Inca Empire :'D

beautiful pictures and nice post!

you got an upvote from me!
I wish you a beautiful Monday. :)

Thanks :)
I wish the same for you!

groovy... hopefull i'll get over to peru one day... hey are you going to be playing in the steemit pokerstars pro league? have signed up myself so will see you at the table if so...

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