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Its construction took over seven decades and required the work of 20,000 men approximately, both for the foundations and hewn stone works, the transportation of materials, carving and stones setting. It was a fortress? ------------------ Waldemar Espinoza Soriano, a researcher into Inca society, says Sacsayhuaman was commonly called a fortress, regardless of the fact that, as Spanish historian Cieza de León says, "it was a temple dedicated to the Sun". Also, Garcilaso de la Vega, wrote that Cuzco people knew from their ancestors that this complex was a Royal House of the Sun. At that time, its huge stone walls amazed the spaniards conquerors who had just arrived, and they called it a Fortress, according to their concept of a city and the military constructions, but for the incas and their unique concept of the world, Sacsayhuaman was much more than that. The bastions, watchtowers, houses, worship sites, storehouses, roads and aqueducts that conformed this exceptional Inca construction are proof of that. The masterpiece created by the Inkas to show to the wrold their power and elegance,which by its luxure and abbundance of beauty pressumes the great skills of the Inkas. It is located on the north part of the city, and it was all made out of stone. Sacsayhuaman was the "House of the Sun" it was not a fortress, like spanish thought once they saw such a construction. Inside the complex we can find deposits for food, weapons, ornaments, materials, and aqueducts. "It is undeniable that no other archaeological structure of America is as impressive as Sacsayhuamán. No matter how informed the visitor is, the scene always outshines the imagination". (Alden J.Mason). ¿Do you enjoyed this article? Give excellent articles for visitors to your Website or Blog linking to this page. | |||