EU: befästning, detalj, fästning, inkafästning, fotografi (1930)
1930 Cusco, Peru
A close-up of Inca fortification stonework in the Cusco area, Peru, taken in 1930, documenting the massive, precisely cut stones used without mortar, a hallmark of Inca engineering that has let many such walls withstand centuries of earthquakes.
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