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Multi-periodSite Name: El Fuerte de Samaipata Alternative Name: Fort Samaipata,Country: Bolivia Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Santa Cruz Nearest Village: Samaipata
Latitude: 18.179S Longitude: 63.8195W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Pyramid / Mastaba in Santa Cruz Department.
Built by the Chané people starting in around 300AD, the original site appears to be ceremonial or religious in nature, with parallel lines carved into an exposed bedrock. These may have an astronomical association.
Later an Incan town was built on the same site in the 1400's, with a later Spanish town site also occupying the site.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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