Pambamarca Fortress Complex
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The Pambamarca Fortress Complex consists of the ruins of a large number of pukaras and other constructions of the Inca Empire. The fortresses were constructed in the late 15th century by the Incas to
Quitoloma fortress.
Pambamarca
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Pambamarca or Pimbamarca is an eroded stratovolcano in the Central Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes in Pichincha Province. it is 25 miles northeast of Quito. The summit is at an elevation o
Pambamarca Fortress Complex
…Fortress Complex consists of 14 Inca pukaras and related structures, scattered over an arc 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) long on the northern slopes of the Pambamarca Volcano. The pukaras are located at elevations of 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) to 3,780 metres (12,400 ft). Approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the…
Illustration from Jorge Juan's and Antonio de Ulloa's, Voyage to South America (1748), depicting three separate scenes: (1) on the left, an erupting volcano; (2) on the upper right, optical glories surrounded by a fog bow; and (3) on the lower right, arcs of white light near a mountaintop