Chile · 13th century
Pukará de Quitor (also spelled Pucará de Quitor) (Quechua pukara fortress) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in northern Chile. This stone fortress is located 3 km (1.9 mi) 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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Pukará de Quitor ranks #2,758 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 16 mapped in Chile. Founded 1300, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,191 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. See how Chile compares in the castle statistics.
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