Rumicucho or Pucara de Rumicucho is an archaeological site of the Inca Empire in the parroquia of San Antonio de Pichincha, in Quito Canton, Pichincha Province. Ecuador. Rumicucho is a pucara located 23 kilometres in a straight-line distance north of the city of Quito at an elevation of 2,401 metres.
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1$ entry. This is a small archaeological site run by the community. It is amazing to see how close the Inca's were to the actual GPS ecuator line. The guides were very friendly and enthusiastic to share their knowledge. It is open during the week as well but guides are only there for holidays and weekends. Could do with better signage on the actual ruins 'oval possibly for rituals' is a good example, but was a very good...
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The location of the ruins demonstrate its strategic importance in protecting Quito from the north. The fort was on the high point that provided a clear view of the approach to Quito from the north with the eastern flank being a very deep steep canyon.
An interesting stop if you like to tour ruins.
Informative placards are in...
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Not my first visit at the site but this time I sat down with the local guide and was amazed by the history of this place. If you are into archeology and history it's definitely worth spending some extra time and listen. There were no English speaking guide when I visited. As well some honey products for the own production can...
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