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Pukará de Lasana

Pukará of Lasana is a pre-columbian Atacameño fortress that offered refuge to an estimated 500 persons. Built of local (volcanic) stone the roofs were made of cactus, algarrobo or chañar wood and covered with mud.
Pukará and village of Lasana (ca. 250 inhabitants) lie at 2590m on the upper reaches of the river Loa.

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Jaap van 't Veen said:

Must be very old walls. Like the first PiP.
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11 months ago

Gudrun replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Many thanks, Jaap! Depending on sources from 400 or 1100 AC...
11 months ago

Percy Schramm said:

Tatsächlich - die Mauern scheinen schon sehr alt zu sein. HWW, Gudrun !
11 months ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Percy Schramm:

Herzlichen Dank, Percy! Mittelalter oder früher....
11 months ago ( translate )

Erika+Manfred said:

Auf diesem Weg sollte man keine Platzangst haben
HWW und eine gute Restwoche
11 months ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Erika+Manfred:

Schönen Dank, Erika! Der sollte Feinde aufhalten...
11 months ago ( translate )

niraK68 said:

Klasse Mauern
11 months ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to niraK68:

Besten Dank, Karin!
11 months ago ( translate )

gezginruh said:

Superb pictures,Gudrun!
HWW!

Best wishes
Füsun
11 months ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to gezginruh:

Thanks a lot, Füsun!
11 months ago ( translate )

LotharW said:

HWW, Gudrun.Das ist mal eine ordenliche Mauer... und der Rest sieht auch sehr gut aus!
11 months ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to LotharW:

Danke vielmals, Lothar! Die sollte ja auch Feinde abhalten:-)
11 months ago ( translate )

David G Johnson said:

Very good interest there thanks,..... quite a different way of life,. for sure,.. // Keep well and a HWW to you - from Dj.
11 months ago

Gudrun replied to David G Johnson:

Thank you so much, David!
11 months ago

Erhard Bernstein said:

HWW Gudrun!
11 months ago ( translate )