Redrock51 Loc: Utah

Five hundred years ago, the Inca nation built huge walls, temples, homes, & palaces of carved stones (some weighing up to 100 tons). They are fitted so perfectly together that a credit card often can't be inserted in the seams. Five hundred years later, they remain in place. Inca stone mastery remains unmatched in the world. Their method of carving perfectly-fit stones remains a mystery. Hard hammer-stones composed of Dolorite are thought by some to have been used to chisel the larger blocks, but the complexity of the polishing, transport, & setting leads researchers to feel some unknown method was employed. Incas had no written record, and the Spanish destroyed almost all remains of their civilization. . Their nation was dissolved. It is estimated that between 1530 and 1550, the Inca population dwindled from a high of up to 20 million to 5 million due to diseases imported (smallpox, typhoid, etc.) by the invading Spanish.

Pizzaro attacked the Incas at this site. Some of the stones weigh over 90 tons. How did they carve, transport & place them?

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Most of these stones in the wall weigh over 100 pounds. Perfectly fitted.

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LLama & Alpaca provide wool for their clothes.

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Inca kids in a remote village school provisioned by our Charity Vision group

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A mom carrying her daughter while at work.

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Preparing wool for dyeing.

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Dyeing wool.

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Walking at 12,000 ft elevation - The Andes rise to as high as 22,000 ft.

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An Inca pizza oven.

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

According to Erich von Däniken it couldn't be anything other than aliens that built the stone structures.

von Däniken's books have also been used in modern logic classes as examples of flawed deductive logic.

I replied prior to your posting the additional images. Very nice photos.
--Bob

debbie wrazen Loc: Western New York

A beautiful set. Thanks for sharing.

Dick Z. Loc: Downers Grove IL

Great shots Redrock Really like the Inka kids and the mom with her baby. My kind of pictures. :)

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chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

Great photos and background information, thanks.

tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas

Redrock51, this is a nice collection of pictures about Peru. I enjoyed your interesting story about the carved, polished rocks, but do wish we knew how it was done. I enjoyed your Post. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup: Tejaswrangler :)

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Excellent series Redrock.

Old Timer Loc: Greenfield, In.

History channel showed some work not long ago and other civilization that had some stone work that we can not figure how they done it. There was one place that granite had perfect round holes and other cuts they could not duplicate today unless the used our modern equipment.

PainterSue

What wonderful pictures. Especially liked the adult women's pictures. .. thanks for sharing.

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

Very nice set.

Redrock51 Loc: Utah

Thanks. Yes. Their ability to work with stone is impressive. This, and the pyramids in Egypt give a lot of fodder to creative thinkers.

Redrock51 Loc: Utah

Thanks for taking the time to look.

Redrock51 Loc: Utah

Me too. I have a lot more, but already probably posted too many shots.

Redrock51 Loc: Utah

Thanks, yourself.

Redrock51 Loc: Utah

When you look at the scale of what they did, it is impressive. Many smart people haven't been able to conclusively explain their stone work.