Intihuatana Stone

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Intihuatana Stone
The Intihuatana Stone stones is arranged to point directly at the sun during the winter solstice. At midday on March 21 and September 21, the equinoxes, the sun stands almost above the pillar, casting no shadow at all.

Photographer: Will

Photo Tags: archaeology, Inca, Intihuatana, Machu Picchu, mountain, Peru, ruins, sacred, Stone