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12. The Inca - Cities in the Cloud

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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The Golden Enclosure of Cusco

Cuzco was home to the temples and priests, as well as the king in his palace. The estimated volume of stone used in its construction is over six thousand cubic meters. Estimates for the weight of the largest andacite block go as high as 200 tons. During an earthquake, the stones of these walls dance in their place,. gittering and juddering, but always falling back where they began.

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