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Pukará de Quitor

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · built 1300

Pukará de Quitor (also spelled Pucará de Quitor) (Quechua pukara fortress) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in northern Chile. This stone fortress is located 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of the town of San Pedro de Atacama, overlooking the valley of the river San Pedro. It was designated a national monument in 1982.

Fort data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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