SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES
Samaipata

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© South American Pictures/ Steve Harrison

Bolivia.   Pre-Columbian El Fuerte or Fort of Samaipata is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the eastern Andes mountains. The main feature is a huge red sandstone rock covered with many animal and geometric shapes. The work dates from about 300 AD in the time of the local Mojocoyas culture.

 

 

 

 


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