Pukara de Monterani

Bolivia


Ask around town for directions to this nearby mountain fortress with terracing, stone walls and chullpares (burial towers). Cloaked in legend and a site of great cultural importance, the flat-topped mountain has been revered by local indigenous communities for centuries. Ancestral rituals are performed here on January 1 each year.


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