Sacsayhuaman.
The final hold out of the Inka of Cuzco.
These are the massive zigzag walls of the site on top of the hill whose other side is Cuzco.
Kimberly is about twenty feet in front of the wall at Sacsayhuaman. It's about twenty feet tall.
Here's a closer look at the monumental stones placed perfectly together.
These notches are clues to how they were cut and placed, or at least that's what the guide said. Clues?
These are multi-ton blocks. What good are a few notches?
This is a guy from Wisconsin who had to know how the Pack did against the Lions. (They won.)
This is the still functional drinking fountain at Tambo Machay.
And this is me drinking from it. The guide told us he and most children born in the area are bathed in this fountian as babies and thus gain eternal life. Ah... eternal life and agua frio!
Here's the opposite view of the zigzag walls.
The story goes that after the Spanish conquered and sacked Cuzco, the remaining warriors, nobles and their minions escaped to this mountain top retreat. They fought and held out for nearly a year. Now a large Jesus on the cross stands overlooking Cuzco.
This is one of the gates to the fort.
These steps lead to another huge stone gate.
This condor was in the yard in front of Sacsayhuaman, you can see the zigzag walls in the background.
This is Puca Pucara, across the road form the road to Tambo Machay.
This little fort protected the water fountian up the hill. These tambos were set along all the Inka roads for the runners to drink, rest or change runners.
This is a really cute kid, just waiting on the path to the fountian.
Cuzco, Peru (The City, Sacred Valley, Machu Pichu) Cuzco, Peru (The City, Sacred Valley, Machu Pichu)