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Monuments

Machu Picchu was built without mortar 

Inca masons cut stones so precisely that the walls interlock without cement and still survive frequent earthquakes.

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Machu Picchu was built on earthquake-proof foundations

Beneath the visible terraces lie deep layers of crushed stone that drain heavy rain and absorb seismic shocks, which is why the site still stands in an active earthquake zone.

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Inti Raymi

Inti Raymi was banned for 400 years

The Inca festival of the sun was suppressed by Spanish colonists in 1572 and revived in Cusco in 1944 from historical accounts. It is now Peru's second-largest festival.

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