Pukará de Quitor
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It's a hike that will require a lot from you, but the view from upthere is quite amazing! Pukara de Quitor is located a bit far away from the city, around 30-40 minutes walking depeding on your location. There was several people walking there and also cycling there when I went alone that day. You will need to pay to get into, I believe it is around 5,000 pesos, I entered as a student and paid lower than 4,000. There's also bathrooms in there once you enter. There is also several stops with shadow and seats on the way up, I'd say 2-3 stops like this. And the arc on the top is great, the view from San Pedrom from there is amazing, and you will get amazing pictures. I did not went up to the last stop, since I was tired and was not 100%. Up to the arc I might have taken 40-50 minutes walking up with long stops, since it was around 3-4 pm and really hot. But I recommend, it's demanding but it's worthy it.
Valeria TestaValeria Testa
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Fui sozinha e a pé (3 km) até o Sítio Arqueológico Pukará de Quitor. Fica muito perto de São Pedro. Ao todo foram 10 km em 3 horas. Como gosto de caminhar, achei tranquilo e adorei o passeio, mas se você ė sedentário, não recomendo. Lá existem 3 trilhas, duas dentro do sítio e uma fora. A primeira é de 30 minutos (ida e volta), ela ladeia as ruínas de uma fortaleza do século XII. No final dela tem uma vista muito bonita da estrada envolta pela Cordilheira de Sal. A segunda leva você ao ponto mais alto do lugar, o Mirador, 1 hora e meia (ida e volta) por uma estrada íngrime em zigue-zague. Durante a subida existem pontos com mirantes para descanso, tem também um monumento em homenagem a Gabriela Mistral e uma construção de pedras com arcos que emolduram a paisagem e principalmente o vulcão Licancabur. A paisagem vista do cume é a mais bonita, dá pra ver o Valle de La Muerte e a cidade de San Pedro do Atacama ao longe. Lá em cima existe um monumento a atacamenhos degolados: um muro com relevos de rostos indígenas e uma grande cruz. A terceira trilha, por fora do sítio, ė de 5 minutos, leva você até uma pequena praça com uma árvore grande, dois rostos enormes esculpidos, um grande arco e uma caverna. As trilhas são bem sinalizadas, não há como se perder, não é necessário guia. O lugar é bem organizado, tem banheiros limpos e espaços para descansar e comer. Paguei CLP 3.000 de entrada. Muita gente vai de bicicleta.
Maita FrancoMaita Franco
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Absolute waste of time. Access to the actual ruins is closed for reasons I'm sure would never stand up to any scrutiny. Access to the caves is also closed. Basically you're paying $5.750CLP per person for a forty minute walk up a dusty, rocky, exposed mountain offering a half-decent view over death valley (which is also closed by the way). If that's something you want to do go for it but I went here hoping to see the RUINS. My advice, if you're interested in archaeology or history, would be to spend your money somewhere else. Also, you can only buy tickets on card for some unknown reason so don't bother bringing cash like you would for every other attraction in Atacama.
AndrewAndrew
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A great under explored attraction in San Pedro de Atacama. Really close to the town. We made the way to the entrance by rental bikes and looks like the best choice. Highly recommend this visit for breathtaking views of the Atacama desert and the volcanos around it. It costs only a few thousand Chilean pesos and is a great point to see the "Licancapur" as all the others volcanos in the region. Also gives a glimpse of the "Mars valley" just below.
Andre RicoyAndre Ricoy
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Super interesting visit to the site where Atacameños organized themselves and resisted Spanish invasion for years. Set high up on a hill it offers fantastic views over the city of San Pedro de Atacama and to the other side the Valley of Mars and beyond. There's a small museum at the bottom as well as restrooms. No food or drink options available. 2 stops along the way provide shade and a place to rest and catch your breath.
Cathrine PetersenCathrine Petersen
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Nice place, sadly partially destroyed by the rains in February 2019. So visiting the ruins ins situ is closed for the public.Anyways, there is a trekking just in front of it where there are many lookout points , and the last point you can have a good landscape view of the salt cordillera , volcanoes, specially in sunset ( last entrance just before 5pm) .
Kathleen RTKathleen RT
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San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile
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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.
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