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A Marvel of Inca Engineering

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view of Machu Picchu from above

While impressive today, Machu Picchu would have been an even greater site to behold in the late 1400s, with gleaming white granite walls topped by golden-colored thatched roofs. © Jarno Gonzalez Zarraonandia/iStockphoto.com


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