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Was this an altar?Posted on 5/7/2011 at 12:29 AM - LinkYes. The Incans had many altars. Whenever they conquered a nation or a tribe,they brought their gods here, and honored them equally. This gave respect, but also forced the nation to come here, to Cuzco to pay tribute. When the Spanish came, they tried to destroy every single one of the altars. Some of the altars survived, but even today, if they are found, Catholics will come out to deface or destroy them.” “It’s still that bad, huh?” “Yes. That is why those of us who know of the altars, we keep it secret.” “I don’t blame you.” We continued down the stream. Soon, we came up to an enormous rock overhang. The face of the rock wall was about 40 feet, by 30 feet, and a large cross like incision was made into the rock wall. The incision was in the |
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