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  • The Craze for TravellingThe South American Odyssey
    Day68

    Paleta del Pintor, Maimara

     December 6, 2017 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Paleta del Pintor or Painter's Palette are beautiful multicolored jagged hills that are the eroded part of the mountains behind Maimara town. Here too, like in Purmamarca, we could see various colors in the different layers being repeated across the hills. At the viewpoint was a very funny statue od Jesus in almost a kung fu pose 😂😂Read more

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  • The Craze for TravellingThe South American Odyssey
    Day68

    Cementerio Nuestra Senora del Carmen

     December 6, 2017 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Our next stop was at Cementerio Nuestra Senora del Carmen at Maimara only. It was 8 pm and getting quite dark. We stopped at the cemetery for about 5-10 min before proceeding to Tilcara.

    This cemetery is on the hillside above Maimara. It is neatly laid out with colourful artificial flowers, the picturesque tombs with the spectacular backdrop of the rock formations behind make this absolutely worth a stop.Read more

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  • skip's retirement travelSouth America
    Day90

    Pucará de Tilcara

     February 20, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    A Pucará is a fortress built mostly by pre-incan groups after they made the transition from nomadic hunter-gatherers to settled agricultural communities. People would retreat here when the community was threatened. There are dwellings, food and water storage, etc. This Pucará is dated to around 900 CE. Also, some of this is restored, based on archaeological and anthropological guesses as to what this place might have looked like.Read more

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  • Nicolas ConstantBackpacker
    Day42

    Tilcara

     March 29, 2018 in Argentina ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

    Pucará de Tilcara
    Camino coloradi

    Aujourd'hui, dernier jour en Argentine. J'en profite pour visiter le site archéologique Pucara de Tilcara. C'est l'un des nombreux site de la région de Quebrada de Humahuaca. Le peuple Tilcara habitait cette "forteresse" au XXII siècle. Sous la domination Inca au XV siècle, Pucará de Tilcara a atteint son apogée. Un siècle plus tard, la cité est abandonné suite au combat avec les forces espagnoles.
    On peut y voir des maisons en pierre, dont la toiture, maintenue par des cactus séchés, est recouverte de terre. Mais aussi le lieux de cérémonie Inca où des restes humains ont été trouvé et où les religieux prenaient des substances hallucinogènes pour interagir avec le monde surnaturel. Enfin, au plus haut, un monument a été érigé en hommage au archéologues.
    Pour profiter une dernière fois de la géologie atypique de la région, je me rends à Purmamarca. La randonnée Camino Coloradi permet de profiter des lieux et d'admirer la montagne aux (seulement) sept couleurs.
    Enfin, dernier bonus de la journée, j'assiste à mon premier live de marionnettes dans la rue.    Read more

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  • Katarina PowerThe big one
    Day117

    Pucará de Tilcara

     March 5, 2018 in Argentina ⋅ 🌬 32 °C

    Archaeological site of a great importance from around 12th century. While part of the Inca empire, it has been capital of the Quebrada de Humahuaca. Within last 50 years it has been largely rebuilt and reflects it's former glory. We visited on Monday as we could take an advantage of the free entrance. With a storm approaching from the mountains, it had a very special atmosphere.Read more

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