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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sacsayhuamán (category) BBC Article New Discoveries at Sacsayhuamán World's Greatest Riddles Mystery of Sacsayhuamán...
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    primarily take place at the temple of Qorikancha, the Archaeological Park of Sacsayhuaman, and the Plaza de Armas (Main Square) of Cusco. The celebration begins...
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    seizing the unoccupied Sacsayhuamán fortress above Cusco, which the Spaniards had vacated to fortify themselves in the city. Sacsayhuamán provided the Incas...
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    surviving example of Inca architecture. Other significant sites include Sacsayhuamán and Ollantaytambo. The Incas also developed an extensive road system...
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    they used long ladders to climb up the walls of Sacsayhuamán and to attack the fortress. Sacsayhuamán fortress was the strategic place from which Manco...
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    structures built with andesite include: Borobudur in Java, Indonesia. Sacsayhuamán citadel in Peru. Gate of the Sun in Bolivia. Templo Mayor ruins and other...
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    used during rituals. A similar relationship to that between Cuzco and Sacsayhuamán was replicated by the Inca in their distant colony Located in the district...
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    upper part of the Inca temple of Sacsayhuamán. This tower is famous because in 1536, in the Battle of Sacsayhuaman the Inca army soldier named Cahuide...
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    architecture can be seen in cities like Cusco, architectural remains like Sacsayhuamán and Machu Picchu and stone pavements that united Cusco with the rest...
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    Pata Qhapaq Kancha Raqch'i Revash Rumicolca Rumiwasi Runayoc Runkuraqay Sacsayhuamán Sara Sara Sayacmarca Sayhuite Sechín Sillustani Sipán Sóndor Soro Mik'aya...
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    sixth edition. The indigenous Killke culture built the walled complex of Sacsayhuamán about 1100. The Killke built a major temple near Saksaywaman, as well...
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    Pata Qhapaq Kancha Raqch'i Revash Rumicolca Rumiwasi Runayoc Runkuraqay Sacsayhuamán Sara Sara Sayacmarca Sayhuite Sechín Sillustani Sipán Sóndor Soro Mik'aya...
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    ordered and directed the construction of great engineering works, such as Sacsayhuamán, a fortress that took 50 years to complete; or the urban plan of the...
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  • Chapter III Easter Island, Paracas Candelabra, Viracocha 4 Chapter IV Sacsayhuamán, Viracocha, terra preta, Temple of the Moon 5 Chapter V Native American...
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    Several ashlars, 100 to 130 tons, were transported 6 miles (9.7 km). Sacsayhuamán, wall near Cusco, Peru. Largest stones over 125 tons. Treasury of Atreus...
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    Pata Qhapaq Kancha Raqch'i Revash Rumicolca Rumiwasi Runayoc Runkuraqay Sacsayhuamán Sara Sara Sayacmarca Sayhuite Sechín Sillustani Sipán Sóndor Soro Mik'aya...
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    Sacsayhuamán, the largest Inca pukara (fortresses)...
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  • to the arrival of the Incas in the 13th century. Carbon-14 dating of Sacsayhuamán, the walled complex outside Cusco, has demonstrated that the Killke culture...
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    to the intention of recreating Inca towers like those that existed in Sacsayhuamán or in the Huacaypata. Another common variation was the removal of the...
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  • heritage. The celebrations are held annually at the archaeological site of Sacsayhuamán near Cusco on the third Sunday of September. They include rites, warlike...
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  • Inca Emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui, Manco Inca is defeated. Battle of Sacsayhuamán 16 May 1536 – Spain defeats Manco Inca. Battle of Reynogüelén (1536)...
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    Pata Qhapaq Kancha Raqch'i Revash Rumicolca Rumiwasi Runayoc Runkuraqay Sacsayhuamán Sara Sara Sayacmarca Sayhuite Sechín Sillustani Sipán Sóndor Soro Mik'aya...
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    architectural masterpieces, especially ones of monolithic construction such as Sacsayhuamán. Due to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, the Spaniards had direct...
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  • built on a temple where this god was worshiped. It is believed that Sacsayhuamán would have been used both as a military fortress and as a ceremonial...
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    areas and red granite blocks were also reused from the fortress known as Sacsayhuamán. It was recognized as a Basilica of the Catholic Church on February 8...
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    Pata Qhapaq Kancha Raqch'i Revash Rumicolca Rumiwasi Runayoc Runkuraqay Sacsayhuamán Sara Sara Sayacmarca Sayhuite Sechín Sillustani Sipán Sóndor Soro Mik'aya...
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    Quizquiz and Manco Inca Yupanqui, who was commander during the battle of Sacsayhuamán. At the end of this period, the Inca army lost battles not just to the...
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    released as an album titled Mulennium though not until 2010. At the Sacsayhuamán archaeological site in Cusco, Peru 1,500 performers reenacted the Incan...
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    Pata Qhapaq Kancha Raqch'i Revash Rumicolca Rumiwasi Runayoc Runkuraqay Sacsayhuamán Sara Sara Sayacmarca Sayhuite Sechín Sillustani Sipán Sóndor Soro Mik'aya...
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    Pata Qhapaq Kancha Raqch'i Revash Rumicolca Rumiwasi Runayoc Runkuraqay Sacsayhuamán Sara Sara Sayacmarca Sayhuite Sechín Sillustani Sipán Sóndor Soro Mik'aya...
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