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The Stonework At Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is an absoultely stunning travel destination. Why? The stonework is some of the finest. The location was once a mystery and what it used to be is exhilarating. And last, there is just such beautiful artwork.

One of the the amazing things is that the stoneworks at Machu Picchu is in the finest quality. In the article The Stones of Machu Picchu, Duane Damon states, "...walls of white granite ashlars [stone building blocks] carefully cut and exquisilely bitted together" (Damon). What Duane Damon is saying, is that the walls are made and cut to precision so that the pieces can fit together perfectly. Also, that with all the hard work put into these stoneworks that everything fits together like a puzzle piece. Also in the article

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