Machu Picchu 3

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Some buildings at Machu Picchu were built with dry stone walls.

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Thatched house
Restored house at Machu Picchu with a thatched roof

 

 

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Machu Picchu house
House with three stone walls

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Houses
Houses at Machu Picchu with Huayna Picchu in the background

The Incas were accomplished stoneworkers. They were also astronomers; the principal sundial, Intihuatana ('Hitching post of the Sun'), was used to track both time and date.

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Stone walls
Walls showing different sizes of stones used

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Intihuatana
An Incan sundial at Machu Picchu