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Samaipata – Bolivia
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View of the little town of Samaipata 03/2002
A waterfall of the hike up to the ruins
03/2002
The side of the mountina that holds “El
Fuerte.”
04/2002
Overview of “El Fuerte”
04/2002
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Samaipata
Samaipata is famous for 2 main reasons aside from
being a great weekend getaway for Crucenos. For one it is one of the few places where Che Guevara
had success in his revolution in Bolivia. On Oct. 6th 1967 Che and his gorilla fighter
captured Samaipata 3 months before his death in Vallegrande, Bolivia. Second, Samaipata is 10km away from
the Inca ruins “El Fuerte”
El Fuerte
1832 French naturalist
Alcides d’Orbigny visited the site and realized its archaeology
significance as center of religion for the Incas. It was originally named “El Fuerte” by the Spanish who
first visited and believed it to be some sort of military strong hold.
Top view of “El Fuerte”
04/2002
These side windows represent the first Rulers of
the Incan Empire
04/2002
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