Travel Guide Pucará

60 km north of Juliaca, this important Inca ceremonial centre was a fortress built by the Pukará culture between 250 BC and 380 AD. (Kalasaya archaeological site). Today, the world fame of this village is based on the horns of a ceramic bovine, the "torito de Pucará", a symbol of robustness that is placed, by superstition, above the newly built houses. Those who have booked an "organized tour" between Puno and Cusco can skip this visit and walk about ten minutes to the archaeological site, which dominates the village. This is an opportunity to stretch your legs in a place full of history