El Fuerte de Samaipata Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text Having resolved our conflict with last night's lemonade by 3 p.m., we finally could proceed to our first archaeological site in the Andes - el Fuerte de Samaipata, a large sculptured rock, which, [according to UNESCO](http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/883/) "has no parallel anywhere in the Americas." <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2005-12-04-b-el-fuerto/20051204_016_8946 The landing strip 2005-12-04-b-el-fuerto/20051204_021_7516 You can see a puma in the circle if you really try 2005-12-04-b-el-fuerto/20051204_031_1967 Inca seats of el Fuerte ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> The rock carvings feature a UFO landing strip (alternatively explained as channels for sacrificial beverages), carvings of a puma and a leopard (which take a lot of imagination to discern), and plenty of "Inca seats" - door-shaped indentations in the walls, where the Inca nobility would sit in front of the masses. The site was started before Inca occupation, we were told, but flourished under the Incas. In a typical pattern, the Spanish later abandoned the site, moving the town down into the valley to present Samaipata. El Fuerte is now a World Herritage Site and so there are ramps around it that allow the visitors to view the rock without stepping on it. Before that, we were told, kids from Santa Cruz used to go have picnics on the rock, including making fires. Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Content Template Page Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI Don't put anything here Don't put anything here A summary of your changes Don't put anything here Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel
