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title: "Saqsaywaman, Cusco — GetMap"
description: "No mortar holds these giant stones together. The huge limestone blocks meet without mortar, cut into tight, uneven joints. Three zigzag walls climb the…"
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# Saqsaywaman

No mortar holds these giant stones together

History · 🇵🇪 Cusco · one place, one stop

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The huge limestone blocks meet without mortar, cut into tight, uneven joints. Three zigzag walls climb the hill above Cusco, with stones taller than a person set among terraces and open ground like pieces in a giant stone puzzle.

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