Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, a photo from Cusco, South

Photographer's Note

Fortaleza de Sacsayhuaman . Provavelmente uma das melhores ruínas incas fora de Machu Picchu. O colossal complexo tem vista sobre a cidade de Cusco. (Pode apanhar um táxi ou caminhar até em menos de uma hora). Acredita-se que Sacsayhuaman foi em tempos um retiro real, uma Fortaleza ou ambos. As paredes em ziguezague foram construídas com pedras que se encontram nas construções incas. Estima-se que algumas pesavam quase 300 toneladas, no entanto, estão encaixadas como as peças de um quebra-cabeça.

Fortress of Sacsayhuaman. Probably one of the best Inca ruins outside of Machu Picchu. The colossal complex overlooks the city of Cusco. (You can take a taxi or walk up in less than an hour). It is believed that Sacsayhuaman was once a royal retreat, a fortress or both. The zigzag walls were built with stones that are found in the Inca buildings. It is estimated that some weighed almost 300 tons, however, they are docked like pieces of a puzzle.

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ifege (18939) 2019-02-27 22:02

Hi Ricardo
Spectacular ruins, well presented to us - good colour and sharpness.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (91316) 2019-02-27 22:39

hELLO DEAR ricardo and have a nice time
and a happy new day
original version
only amazing blue sky and ruins
of old civilasations
interesting capture and useful notes
from you
regards
Costantino

papagolf21 (142899) 2019-02-27 22:59

Bonjour, cher Ricardo,
Le mystère reste entier quant à la construction et au déplacement de ces blocs monumentaux (un peu à l'instar des pyramides d'Egypte).
C'est tout simplement fabuleux de découvrir un tel spectacle.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (123925) 2019-02-27 23:06

Hi Ricardo,
Great photo presented with good light and colors, interesting ruins well framed from this POV, perfect sharpness to see all the details, stones and people, well done.

emka (137678) 2019-02-27 23:38

Ola Ricardo, Fantastic presentation of the Sacsayhuaman ruins. Amazing how the Incas could build such wall without tools. Marvelous colors and sharpness.

Kind regards MAlgo

holmertz (81422) 2019-02-28 2:25

Hello Ricardo,
It's a very impressive and beautiful building. How the Inca managed to build this is beyond my understanding. The photo is perfectly sharp and well exposed, with beautifully saturated colours. The people enliven the view and indicate the dimensions.
Best regards,
Gert

Sergiom (113593) 2019-02-28 6:47

Bonjour Ricardo,

J'ignorais la présence de ces forteresses au Pérou. Elles sont originales et surtout très belles dans cet environnement particulier. Tu as laissé beaucoup de place au ciel et il est très beau.

Amicalement

Serge

lousat (118935) 2019-02-28 11:11

Hi Ricardo,Cuzco is one of the must to who travel in Peru and here we can see a great large view of the fortress,perfect moment with the best light and the best sharpness too. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Tue (69320) 2019-02-28 13:07

Hello Ricardo,
An amazing view of this fortress, the shapes look so special and wonderful, especially in this clear light. The blue sky with just some fine white clouds makes a great backdrop as well.
Lars

Royaldevon (62879) 2019-03-01 3:06

Hello Ricardo,

We don't get enough photographs from places, like this, showing the rich history of Peru!
I cannot imagine the skill and effort of dealing with these stones!
Your photograph is sharp and has excellent colour saturation.
My suggestion would be to crop some of the vast expanse of sky and so, seem to bring the building closer.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

BennyV (29196) 2019-03-02 7:55

Great view, terrific sky too, Ricardo.
I appreciate the considerate composition.

Benny

annjackman (23019) 2019-03-02 22:01

Hello Ricardo,
These ruins look most interesting. You have photographed them very well with good clarity and exposure showing how cleverly the stones are arranged.
An excellent TE post.
Regards, Ann

Silvio1953 (188085) 2019-03-03 1:35

Ciao Ricardo, great view of amazing fortress, superb sky, excellent clarity, fine details, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

PaulVDV (48094) 2019-03-07 22:28

Hello Ricardo,
I remember this view of Sacsayhuaman but this is a very beautiful picture of it.
The sun stood in the good position so we can see the many shadows of the walls.
It's an amazing construction of those giant stones.
The visitors give us a good idea of the scale.
Best regards, Paul

adramad (61788) 2019-08-14 11:03

Hola amigo Ricardo.
En este tiempo que no hemos estado contactando, tienes tantas hermosas nuevas fotos en tu galeria, que no se cual seleccionar para comentarte.
Esta del fuerte me atrae mucho porque es la primera vez que lo veo en todo su conjunto y es impresionante, conocia detalles de como van encajadas las piedras, pero una vista general no y me parece maravilloso.
Perfecta de luminosidad, nitidez y colorido es un gran trabajo con el que disfruto.
Que tengas un bonito dia.
Saludos amigo.
Luis.