The ruins are located only a few kilometers from the town of Tilcara. These partly reconstructed ruins are located on a hill, which provide great view of the valley with dramatic mountains as a back drop. When exvavations began, one found that the human activity in the area, dates back more than 10.000 years. At the end of the 15th century, the Inca’s conqurered the original inhabitants in the Quebrada de Humahuaca. When the became the rulers Pucará became a military post for the Incas. By doing so, they could control the valley. But the Inca domination did not last for long, due to the Spanish who arrived in 1536. It was the Spanish who founded Tilcara, the modern town beside Pucara.
The small stone houses is where the inhabitants lived. There were not only houses and workshops, shelters for animals, but also tombs and sites for religious ceremonies. But before the Europeans set foot in the valley, it is belived that Pucará might have been a very important polical center. During the Inca period, it might even have functioned as a regional capital, both political and relegious. By the end of the 16th century AD the place was abandoned. The Spanish was here and had very succesfully supresed the locals. There is also a museum if more interested in knowing more about the place. The village of Tilcara is a charmimg town as well, Quebrada de Humahuaca is worth a visit.
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