Pucara del Cerro La Muralla
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Pucará de Cerro La Muralla (Pucara of Wall's Hill) is a Pucara
(Fortress), probably Inca on a strategic mountain top, five km to the south of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua
, to the south side of the dry lagoon (Laguna de Tagua Tagua). This is southernmost pucará of the Inca Empire
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, came to picunche
territory. They established in the zone several Tambo
s and at least one Pucará placed in the top of Cerro La Muralla. Located in the strategic top of the hill, Tape-worm is to the south side the lagoon of Santa Inés (Laguna de Tagua Tagua). It is presumed that this strength was used as point of observation or defense barracks, since from here, the north valley can be controlled. As the south basin that was giving to Tagua Tagua's lagoon.
In the top of the Hill, the walls tracing an eagle in flight like another Inca structures. It has three defensive walls and two sectors with housings. Abundant ceramics and stone cups have been found. To 100 m of the first wall they realized works of recognition in the strength, that alone them esplanade, that apparently served as field of cultures. Evidence is that this construction was effected by the Incas, due to the work of the stone in blocks, the dimension of the enclosures and the structural terrace shapes of some sectors. Integral forms a part with Laguna de Tagua Tagua, since it does not have south wall, which was covered by the lagoon.
, since habitual age in the Spanish Conquest. Any suspicious site of adoration to other deities was covered with icons of Catholic adoration. In this sector every year on the second Sunday of September celebrates a mass, to which he represents a parishioners' great quantity. This hurts the archaeological site.
Pucará
A pucará is a term that refers to the ruins of the fortifications made by the natives of the central Andean cultures and particularly to those of the Inca...
(Fortress), probably Inca on a strategic mountain top, five km to the south of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, or just San Vicente, is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Vicente spans an area of and has 40,253 inhabitants . Of these, 21,965 lived in urban areas...
, to the south side of the dry lagoon (Laguna de Tagua Tagua). This is southernmost pucará of the Inca Empire
Inca Empire
The Inca Empire, or Inka Empire , was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The Inca civilization arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century...
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History
The Inca invasion, having advanced beyond the Choapa riverChoapa River
Choapa River or El Río Choapa is a river of Chile located in the Coquimbo Region. The river rises in the Andes, at the confluence of the streams Totoral, Leiva and Del Valle. The river then flows through the town of Salamanca before it meets with its main tributary, the Illapel River...
, came to picunche
Picunche
The Picunche , also referred to as picones by the Spanish, were a mapudungun speaking Chilean people living to the north of the Mapuches or Araucanians and south of the Choapa River and the Diaguitas...
territory. They established in the zone several Tambo
Tambo
- People :* Adelaide Tambo , South African anti-apartheid activist* Oliver Tambo , South African anti-apartheid activist- Geographical features :In Australia:* Tambo River * Tambo, Queensland...
s and at least one Pucará placed in the top of Cerro La Muralla. Located in the strategic top of the hill, Tape-worm is to the south side the lagoon of Santa Inés (Laguna de Tagua Tagua). It is presumed that this strength was used as point of observation or defense barracks, since from here, the north valley can be controlled. As the south basin that was giving to Tagua Tagua's lagoon.
Structure
Investigations
Claudio Gay described his ascent to Cerro La Murall, which then was called an Inca fortress. In 1974, scientists of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile, decided that this Indian fortress was constructed before the arrival of the Spanish to this place.Current importance
Nearby is an image of the Virgin of FátimaOur Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Fátima is a famous title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary as she appeared in apparitions reported by three shepherd children at Fátima in Portugal. These occurred on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting on May 13...
, since habitual age in the Spanish Conquest. Any suspicious site of adoration to other deities was covered with icons of Catholic adoration. In this sector every year on the second Sunday of September celebrates a mass, to which he represents a parishioners' great quantity. This hurts the archaeological site.