Incan architecture
Inca architecture is the most significant pre-Columbian architecture in South America.
The Incas inherited an architectural legacy from Tiwanaku, founded in the second century B.C. in present day Bolivia.
The Incas developed an extensive road system spanning most of the western length of the continent. Inca rope bridges could be considered the world's first suspension bridges. Because the Incas used no wheels (the Inca, unlike many other large empires, never discovered the wheel) or horses they built their roads and bridges for foot and pack-llama traffic.
Much of present day architecture at the former Inca capital Cusco shows both Incan and Spanish influences. The famous lost city Machu Picchu is the best surviving example of Incan architecture. Some other significant sites include Sacsayhuaman and Ollantaytambo. The Inca were sophisticated stone cutters whose masonry used no mortar.
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