Happy Monday from Machu Picchu! 🏗️⛰️

How did the Inca build Machu Picchu—seismic-smart walls, waterworks, and terraces carved from the mountain itself? Watch the quick explainer, dive deeper here: www.karikuy.com/when-machu-picchu-was-bu...

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illustration of Sapa Inca Atahualpa and Cuxirimay Ocllo

inca king, Sapa Inca Atahualpa and Cuxirimay Ocllo #Art #Illustration #Drawing #ArtistsOnBluesky #ArtShare #ArtCommunity #IllustratorsOnBluesky #History #HistoryIllustration #AncientHistory #HistoryLovers #WorldHistory #HistoryCommunity #peruvianhistory #inca #ancientperu #peruhistory

Each frame of the Convent of Santo Domingo whispers the solemn beauty of Lima’s colonial faith—stone, shadow, and silence in eternal devotion. #Lima #ColonialHeritage #SacredSpaces #SantoDomingo #PeruHistory

Nature's wrath 😓. On May 31, 1970—55 yrs ago today—the Ancash Earthquake struck Peru! A 7.9 quake and avalanche killed 70,000, burying Yungay. More at unchartedpast.com! #OnThisDay #AncashEarthquake #PeruHistory

Rows of adobe bricks, each with different unique markings.

Within ancient Peru, the construction of monuments & temples was done as a form of tribute/tax offering. In the construction of La Huaca De La Luna, the Moche elite used unique signatures to keep track of how many adobe bricks each group contributed.

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