Today, the streets form fifteen square blocks (canchas) that comprise the city. According to local guides, the city was originally laid out, somewhat abstractly, in the shape of an ear of corn, with an irrigation canal as the stem.
— Christopher
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Stone corridors part of a master plan
Narrow. Straight. Towering. Bumpy. Old. These words describe the maze created by the ancient streets and alleys the Spanish constructed after the conquest in Peru roughly 500 years ago. However, much of the original Inca stone walls and street block layout in this former Inca military, religious and agricultural center remain the same.
Today, the streets form fifteen square blocks (canchas) that comprise the city. According to local guides, the city was originally laid out, somewhat abstractly, in the shape of an ear of corn, with an irrigation canal as the stem.
— Christopher
Today, the streets form fifteen square blocks (canchas) that comprise the city. According to local guides, the city was originally laid out, somewhat abstractly, in the shape of an ear of corn, with an irrigation canal as the stem.
— Christopher
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