Fuerte de Samaipata, Bolivia - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Fuerte de Samaipata, Bolivia

Weather: Partly cloudy, 66/86F.

Route: From Cochabamba 388 km east on 7.

Significance: Inhabited by different peoples - it was an Inca city prior to Spanish invasion. The most distinctive part of the site is a large red sandstone rock with many carvings that are thought to have spiritual significance. It had a strong defensive position on a hill.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images: 

The large sandstone rock with etchings (from whc.unesco.org)

Defensive wall (from whc.unesco.org)