More structure

Our guide pointed out that the incas always contured their construction to the layout of the land. In the first photo, you can see existing structure was built on top of with the pink granite instread of removing it. When looking around the temple, you will find different levels of complexity on the stones used for the structure. Some stones are just picked and placed while others were custom cut. The more complex cuts are the newer additions.

What's amazing about these pink granite rocks is that they are huge and were brought here from the next mountain over. In the images below, you can see some shapes protruding from the face of the blocks. It is believed that these were puma faces that were destroyed by the spanish priests. Peru use to have earthquakes and so the incas build relief joints into the wall.