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northern tribes being those from whom aggres –

sion was m-ost feared.

Within

the

fortress wer e

number of

shrines, such as were

ound in all such cons·

tructions, the fortification being a d\velling-pla–

ce as well as place of defense.

Style

of Construction

The style of these constructions, at least in

the North , is cyclopean. This is the characteri s–

tic style of the Quechas who possessed

greater

power than the giants of Grecian mythology.

The walls on the S.outh, which face the city,

are p 1ygonal1in st:yle, as ·also the walls on the

sides. O

he · terior

· ·

the

orm

of steps

In g neral

intui~io ~o:;~~

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squa e

loe

ception. ---

Professor Hiraín Bingham considers Sach–

sa.huaman to be the greatest achievement of

primitive man in America.

Tradition

About these

orts

ell the empire of the In–

cas, when in

1536

Manco II unsuccessfully at–

tempted to surround and assault the city of Cuz-

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