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Pucará de Tilcara
🇦🇷 Argentina · 11th century
The Pucará de Tilcara is a pre-Inca fortification or pukara located on a hill just outside (approximately a 15-minute walk) the small town of Tilcara, in the Argentine province of Jujuy. The location was strategically chosen to be easily defensible and to provide good views over a long stretch of the Quebrada de Humahuaca.
The Pucará de Tilcara was declared a National Monument in 2000. It has been partially rebuilt, and is the only publicly accessible archaeological site in the Quebrada de Humahuaca.
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Pucará de Tilcara ranks #1,400 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 6 mapped in Argentina. Founded 1100, it is older than 87% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 317 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,068 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. See how Argentina compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Pucará de Tilcara?
Pucará de Tilcara stands in Argentina, at -23.58861°, -65.40278°.
When was Pucará de Tilcara built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1100. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Pucará de Tilcara?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,400 of 7,738 worldwide, and #1 in Argentina. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Pucará de Tilcara?
Pukará de Quitor, about 298 km away.
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