125 Tons Moved — And Then They Stopped Asking

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[00:00:00]The official explanation says it was all done with river rock. For centuries historians have claimed the Inca shaped these walls with nothing but stone hammers and patience.

[00:00:10]But there is one problem.

[00:00:12]In 1950 an earthquake [music] struck Cusco.

[00:00:16]Across the city colonial buildings, brick, mortar, four centuries of Spanish construction cracked and collapsed.

[00:00:25]The Inca walls beneath them did not move.

[00:00:28]Not a single stone shifted out of place.

[00:00:31]These are walls built from blocks weighing over 125 tons.

[00:00:35]Fitted so tightly a blade of grass cannot pass between them.

[00:00:40]Transported 32 km uphill without the wheel.

[00:00:44]And the official explanation says it was all done with river rocks.

[00:00:50]If that explanation accounts for everything we see, then why did the follow-up stop?