The precision of Machu Picchu’s masonry is the first thing most visitors remark on, and it holds up to the attention. In the Temple of the Sun and the Royal Tomb, the fit is tight enough that a knife blade won’t go between the stones.
Peruways’ guides unpack how the Incas worked. Three grades of masonry across the site — fieldstone, coursed ashlar, and polygonal cyclopean — track the social or sacred value of each building. The best work is reserved for ceremonial structures.
And beyond the visible stones: drainage running under the plazas, 16 linked water fountains, and terraces engineered to drain winter frost and prevent soil loss.
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