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Sajsawaman

The most important monument of th pal o–

keswa in Cuzco in the fortress of thi

nam

situated as a sort of Acropolis to the north of the

pópulation. The collection of enormous non–

i~ogenous

monoliths of the three walls presum s

( ?)

the technicque of the builders of Tiawanaku

and Tampu. The Incas re-built this

fort, con–

structing the towers or cubes of isogenous blocks.

They also utilized

it ex

clusively far military

purposes for Saj sa

n was dedicat d in th

ancient

fli

üs r cint

a primit' e I

asi,

r House o

the Sun.

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Jatunrumiyoj

The walls of this construction present iden:–

tical architectural peculiarities as Saj sawaman;

they belong, therefore,

to the same historical

period. On the upper part of these walls we

notice a section reconstructed by the Incas; here

\Ve see the regular polyhidrical blocks.

Divers Terraces

Within the houses along Suecia Street and

the Portal de Carnes \Ve distinguish remains of

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