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Cusco- Saqsaywaman Ruins

Saqsaywaman was consider a fortress on a hill with about a 1000 warriors overlooking the city of Cusco. Spelled in various phonetic ways the name from the Quechua language in one translation means royal falcon or hawk and another as "place were the hawk is satiated'.  From above it's supposed to be in the shape of a puma.  Possibly built in the  early 15th century. read more