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The astounding remains of Sacsayhuamán stand on top of a hillside overlooking Cuzco. They comprise a series of three ramparts of huge blocks of granite, linked by stairways and trapezoidal doors and demarcating three superimposed platforms. As for the site's purpose - whether defensive, religious or for stargazing - it is difficult to ascertain. Every year on 24 June, the Incan Inti Rayni folklore festival in celebration of the sun is held here.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide738 m - Casa Cabrera, plazoleta de las Nazarenas 231, Cuzco
- The Green Guide758 m - Cuesta del Almirante 103, Cuzco
- The Green Guide808 m - Plazoleta de las Nazarenas, Cuzco
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Where to sleepnearby
- From $29CASA SAPANTIANA con vista al bosque, cerca a Sacsayhuaman327 m - Prolongacion Pumacurco 700 con Av Don Bosco, Cusco
- From $43Mamasara Cusco355 m - Calle Saphi 875, Cusco
- From $7Selina Saphi Cusco357 m - Saphi 601, Cusco
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