Pukará de Quitor

According to Spanish records, Pukará de Quitor, a twelfth century adobe brick hill fort, was stormed and taken from the Atacameños by the conquistadores in 1540. The hill itself offers stunning 360 degree views of the surrounding landscape.

 

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The long trek to the top of the adjacent hill



A monument to the indigenous Indian people

'O Lord why have you abandoned me?'
The place has a grisly history.
The Spanish put the captured Indians to death
at the top of the hill

One of the many landscapes visible from the top of the hill....

...a trail of salt cuts through the angular hills....

...rock eroded by the elements over time

The road to Calama cuts through the desert floor

One of the stunning view on the trek down from the top of the hill





Licancabur volcano seen through archway

Back to the valley below

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