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Trapezoid windows at Coricancha, the most important temple in the Inca Empire.

detail of ancient Inca carved stone wall built near Cusco in Peru in South America

Ancient Inca Trail that left from the imperial city of Cuzco in Peru, Qhapaq Ñan

Coricancha temple, Inca Empire capital Cuzco, Peru, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Black and white photograph of the famous twelve angle stone in the Hatun Rumiyoc street, Cusco, Peru. This perfect stonework can be found in other Inca sites as Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Tipon,...

$Archaeological site of Sacsayhuamán in Peru at daylight.\nSacsayhuamán is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 metres.\nThe complex was built by the Incas in the 15th century, particularly under Sapa Inca Pachacuti and his successors.[$

Peruvian women wearing national clothing walking with children near Cuzco. The Sacred Valley of the Incas or Urubamba Valley is a valley in the Andes of Peru, close to the Inca capital of Cusco and below the ancient sacred city of Machu Picchu. The valley is generally understood to include everything between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, parallel to the Urubamba River, or Vilcanota River or Wilcamayu, as this Sacred river is called when passing through the valley. It is fed by numerous rivers which descend through adjoining valleys and gorges, and contains numerous archaeological remains and villages. The valley was appreciated by the Incas due to its special geographical and climatic qualities. It was one of the empire's main points for the extraction of natural wealth, and the best place for maize production in Peru.

Saqsaywaman (Saksaywaman, , Sasawaman, Saksawaman, Sacsahuayman, Sasaywaman or Saksaq Waman (Quechua language) (hispanicized spellings SacsayhuamÃ¡n, Sacsayhuaman, Sacsahuaman, Saxahuaman and others)) is a citadel like structure on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. 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). In 1983, Cusco and Saksaywaman together were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List for recognition and protection.

Full frame close up of Inca stonework in Cusco, Peru.

The twelve-angled stone is an archeological artifact in Cuzco, Peru. It was part of a stone wall of an Inca palace, and is considered to be a national heritage object. The stone is currently part of a wall in the palace of the Archbishop of Cuzco.

Detail of a wall built by the Incas at an archaeological center in the Sacred Valley of Peru.

Ancient Inca ruins of Ingapirca in Ecuador's Cañar province showcase intricate stonework and impressive architecture against a dramatic, cloudy sky

Antique stone wall at archaeological site of Cusco City in Peru at daylight

front view of the famous 12 angle stone on the streets of cuzco in Peru

Three aligned trapezoidal windows in an Inca wall, Temple of the Rainbow, Coricancha or Qorikancha Ruins, Santo Domingo Convent, Cuzco, Peru

The ancient Inca walls still form the foundations of Cusco's colonial buildings today.

Pisac Archaeological Park, Calca, Cuzco, Peru on October 9, 2014. Ruins and tourist visits.

Stone steps are built into the ancient stone wall on the Inca terraces.

Archaeological site of Sacsayhuamán in Peru at daylight.Sacsayhuamán is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 metres.The complex was built by the Incas in the 15th century, particularly under Sapa Inca Pachacuti and his successors.[

Peru, Cusco. Saksaywaman is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, On the first sections of the citadel the incas built dry stone walls constructed of huge stones. The workers carefully cut the boulders to fit them together tightly without mortar. This site is at an altitude of 3,701 m.

$Cusco, Peru - May 24 2010: The Inca ruins of Puka Pukara. - Puka Pukara is a site of military ruins near Cusco. - Cusco, often spelled Cuzco. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century until the 16th-century Spanish conquest. In 1983, Cusco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO with the title \$

Walls and blocks at the Saqsaywaman pre columbian Inca temple near Cusco in the Andes Mountains. Sacsayhuamán is a remarkable archaeological site located on the outskirts of Cusco, Peru. It is notable for its impressive stone structures and impressive stone structures

Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru: Stone Wall and Sky

Detail of a rocky beach with (mostly) sandstone rock formation at the coastline of the Greek Island of Chios in the Aegean Sea in winter (December). The image was captured on old-fashioned 35mm black and white grainy ISO 400 film by an analogue (or analog) 35 mm film camera. The granularity in the image is real film grain (due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver on the negative). Minimal post processing has been done (only adjustment of histogram). The image is part of a series of the rocky coastline of Chios, Greece.

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