Archeological monument of El Fuerte de Samaipata Photo: an Archaeological monument of El Fuerte de Samaipata

Archeological monument of El Fuerte de Samaipata or abbreviated to El Fuerte, is a world-famous landmark, which is located in the Department of Santa Cruz. Samaipata occupies part of the Eastern foothills of the Bolivian Andes, and tourists love to visit this interesting place. The complex El Fuerte consists of 2-piece. The first is the hill on which the Indians struck numerous carved image. Assume that this hill was the ritual center of the ancient city in XIV-XVI centuries. The second part is a vast area to the South of the hill, where in former times there was a residential area, administrative and political center. The researchers came to the conclusion that this place was revered by the ancient tribe of Indians Chan. Sacred hill was the soul and shelter for arawakan tribes denkowski culture, and then already and the Inca. They were constantly attacked by the Guarani tribe, and, in the end, the raiders managed to capture the valley of Santa Cruz and destroy Samaipata. Huge, majestic hill now stands over the ruins of the city, is a unique witness to the beliefs and traditions that have confessed long before the advent of the Spaniards in this region. It is believed that analogues of El Fuerte in South America is no more. In 1998 UNESCO designated Archaeological monument of El Fuerte de Samaipata in the list of world heritage of humanity.

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