Sacsayhuaman

Sacsayhuaman was not boring. In fact, Sacsayhuaman was stunning and incredibly impressive. When Cusco was built centuries ago, its planners envisioned it as a giant puma. The town was roughly built in that shape, and the fortress of Sacsayhuaman (Say "sexy woman" and you're very close. Giggle. Repeat.) was the head. The structure has giant walls made of some of the largest rocks I've ever seen -- one wall is done up in points, which serves as a great defense and also represents the teeth of the aforementioned puma. Never say I didn't teach you kids anything.

To get an idea of how big this is, you'd have to open up the picture and find the people. Then remind yourself that these ruins represent only 20% of the original structure.

This rock is estimated to weigh 300 tons. Wow.

Though we were not allowed to sit in it, we were still impressed by this seating carved from the living rock.