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Quarry and Ramp

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The stone for the temples of Ollantaytambo were brought from the mountain in the foreground, across the ramp below and up to the temples here. The rock where the temples are located isn't very good, but the site allowed them to build it so the Temple of the Sun is highlighted first during sunrise on the winder soltice.

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