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20-FEB-2004

D8MS2P063.jpg

The Sacsayhuamán ruin, just outside Cusco. Sacsayhuamán means 'satisfied falcon'. Only about 20% of the original structure remains because Spaniards removed much of the stone blocks for use in their own homes in Cusco. Sacsayhuamán represents the head of the puma shape on which Cusco was developed.

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