Pukará de Quitor
Pukará de Quitor is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in northern Chile. This stone fortress is located 3 km 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.Notable Places in the Area
Museo del Meteorito
Museum
Museo del Meteorito is situated 2½ km southeast of Pukará de Quitor. Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Church of San Pedro de Atacama
Church
The Church of San Pedro de Atacama is a Catholic church in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Church of San Pedro de Atacama is situated 2½ km southeast of Pukará de Quitor. Photo: Tefy fd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Localities in the Area
San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. Photo: Bpierreb, CC BY-SA 3.0.Pukará de Quitor
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Preinca fort of Lickan Antai people
- Category: fortress
- Location: San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile, Chile, South America
Latitude -22.8912° or 22° 53' 28.2" south | Longitude -68.2149° or 68° 12' 53.6" west |
Elevation 2469 metres (8100 feet) | OpenStreetMap ID way 30061725 |
GeoNames ID 7910907 |
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Also Known As
- Bulgarian: Пукара де Китор
- French: Pukará de Quitor
- Georgian: პუკარა-დე-კიტორი
- German: Pukará de Quitor
- Portuguese: Pukará de Quitor
- Russian: Пукара-де-Китор
- Slovenian: Pukará de Quitor
- Spanish: Pucará de Quitor
- Spanish: Pukará de Quitor
- Ukrainian: Пукара-де-Кітор
- Ukrainian: Пукара де Кітор
- Pukara de Quitor
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Gabriela Mistral - ServirMemorial, 210 metres southwest
- IglesiaChurch, 620 metres west
- Parque de Juegos Pobl El CarmenRecreation area, 2 km southeast
- Parque de AjedrezRecreation area, 2 km southeast
Other Places
- Hotel Tierra AtacamaHotel, 2½ km southeast
- ChulacaoMine, 4 km southwest
- Quebrada de PaticaIntermittent stream, 9 km east
- PoconchiHouse, 9 km south
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