Pukara of La Compañía

Pukara de La Compañia is an archaeological site containing the remains of a

National Monument

by the Chilean government.

History

suyu

where the pukara was located.

There are three main historical periods during which the site was occupied:

Between the years 1380 and 1450 A.D., the hill was apparently occupied by local
Inca
invasion.
Most of the structures and remains of the hill date to the Inca occupation, namely between the years 1430 and 1450 A.D, approximately.
Once again the local indigenous population occupied the fortress during their resistance to the Spanish
archeologists
there, allowing them to rediscover the Pukara only a few decades ago.

Architecture

Description

The remains of the pukara consist of the bases of 7 circular structures, a major construction and other nearby buildings that may have been observation posts. In addition, the flat summit of the hill is surrounded by defensive perimeter walls.

Current situation

Pukara La Compañia was declared a

cellular telephony on the summit of the hill. The installation of this antenna, carried out in 1997, consisted of building an access road and movement of earth, which destroyed 4 metres (13 ft) of one of the defensive walls.^[2]

As of 2012, O’Higgins Tours had enlisted the skills of graphic designer Eduardo Galdames for an archaeologically-based digital reconstruction of the site. The project is ongoing, will be for educational purposes and was partially funded by the Chilean government.[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Cornejo, Luis. los inka y sus aliados diaguitas en el extremo austral del tawantinsuyu. pp. 88–9.
^ Stehberg, Ruben. "LOGROS Y FRACASOS EN LA ETAPA DE RECUPERACIÓN DE UN PATRIMONIO ARQUEOLÓGICO E HISTÓRICO VULNERADO: EL CASO DE LA FORTALEZA CERRO GRANDE DE LA COMPAÑÍA". Chungara (Sep 2004). Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^ "3D Gallery". O'Higgins Tours. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^ "digraf.cl". Eduardo Galdames. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^ "Sample Reconstruction of Pukara La Compania". Eduardo Galdames/O'Higgins Tours. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

External links

34°04′S 70°41′W / 34.067°S 70.683°W / -34.067; -70.683

[1] Cornejo, Luis. los inka y sus aliados diaguitas en el extremo austral del tawantinsuyu. pp. 88–9.

[2] Stehberg, Ruben. "LOGROS Y FRACASOS EN LA ETAPA DE RECUPERACIÓN DE UN PATRIMONIO ARQUEOLÓGICO E HISTÓRICO VULNERADO: EL CASO DE LA FORTALEZA CERRO GRANDE DE LA COMPAÑÍA". Chungara (Sep 2004). Retrieved 31 October 2012.

[3] "3D Gallery". O'Higgins Tours. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

[4] "digraf.cl". Eduardo Galdames. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

[5] "Sample Reconstruction of Pukara La Compania". Eduardo Galdames/O'Higgins Tours. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

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