According to the official version that the state authorities tell us, this fortress was created for protection, but in fact, it does not protect anything, only a small hill, behind which there is a cliff in Cuzco. Perhaps for current technologies this hill has some kind of strategic importance, but at that time, there were no such technologies, so this wall (fortress) did not have any sense in building it specifically for protection.
Secondly, from the flanks this "fortress" is absolutely not protected, and just along the flanks there are convenient passages towards Cuzco along the lowlands. And thirdly, the famous jagged shape of the walls (supposedly convenient for shelling attackers from both sides at once), in the event of the death of a small number of defenders in one place, creates a "blind zone" in the deepening - the advantage immediately turns into a serious problem.
The building was seriously restored in the eighties of the 20th century. At the same time, stylization under the Inca masonry was often carried out. So now it is already very difficult to determine where the modern restoration is, and where are the traces of the Inca repair, although in some places it is still visible, and this pleases.
A very non-trivial object is located directly opposite the "fortress". From a distance it gives the impression of rocks "licked" by a powerful glacier (similar forms occur in nature). But there are a number of oddities. Therefore, apparently the Giants had technologies better than the current ones.
- Firstly, there are no such powerful glaciers in the vicinity.
- Secondly, the neighboring rocks do not have something similar to this
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- Thirdly, the overflow is present not only from the top, but strangely enough also on the sides, as you can see below, they are considered vertical.
And fourthly, the rock seems to be covered with some kind of "glaze", the outer layer about a millimeter thick differs sharply in its content and color from the material below, and of course the samples were taken by scientists for research, but as you can guess, they are nothing. said. Thanks to this "glaze", the rock is now used as a children's slide, from which adults are happy to slide down (the high quality of sliding was also tested by the members of the expedition).