Pukara de Quitor

"Just 3 km (2 miles) north of San Pedro lies this ancient fortress at the entrance to the Valle de Catarpe, which was built in the 12th century to protect the Atacameños from invading..." Full review

"The 12C the people of Atacama built fortresses known as pukará on the hillsides...now in ruins, that the native warriors in the 16C attempted (in vain) to stop the advance of the Spanish invaders." Full review

"Dominating a curvaceous promontory over the Río San Pedro, this crumbling 12th-century pukará (fort) was one of the last bastions against Pedro de Valdivia and the Spanish in northern Chile" Full review