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Cuzco was the capital of the Inca empire. It lies in the valley of the Huatanay river. [3]  Today it is fascinating there because there are still 3 different cultures there. The native Qhechua Indian, the conquering Colonial Spanish and the modern day people are still there today. It has fascinating stone structures and there are still some that remain. Some are the " famous Inca temple of the sun; parts of the Inca wall that once surrounded the city; and numerous doorways, arches, and building walls" [3]. The stone of 12 angles is built into the palace of Hatunrumiyoc   and is named this because there are 12 corners of stones that fit into one stone. There was a road system that was spread out all through the city and went to other  territ  ories of the   Incan empire. [4] The main thing they used to bu   ild the structures was s  <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">tone, yet the <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">y didn't use mortar to fill they holes because they didn't need to. They used precise geometry that was never heard of during their time. To this day some of those structures stand <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">and have withstood time. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> [4] <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Today, many of <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">the red roof houses still have <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> foundations with the stone that the Incas built. There was and earthquake near Cuzco in 1950, and many sites and structures were ruined, but they have been restored. [3] Cuzco is a very pretty city to visit and is a starting point for all the other cites in Peru today. [3] <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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