Estamos en Tilcara
Our next stop was Tilcara – another town in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Tilcara was bigger than Purmamarca, and it felt like we wandered down a labyrinth of uphill streets to reach our accommodation, which was located on top of a hill on the edge of town – convenient for going down into town… less convenient on the way home!!!
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The town of Tilcara didn’t have a lot of sights – but there was a big ‘Welcome to Tilcara’ sign on the hill and a nice church…
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The main site in Tilcara is the Pucará de Tilcara (a pre-Inca fort) – it’s located on a hill just on the edge of town, and we strolled over to check it out.
The walk to the fort was a very scenic stroll, with cactus and rolling hills all around us
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The pucará didn’t disappoint either Not only was it located on an awesome hillside that was covered in cactuses, BUT there was a botanic garden at the entrance that was also full of cactuses… did I tell you that PB and I love cactuses?!? What’s more, as it was Monday it was free to get in… what a bonus…
I like freebies, as it makes our budget look better… when we spend more than we should (we have a daily limit!) we get a red number on our spreadsheet AND red numbers DON’T look good on the spreadsheet… often an entrance fee = a red number… NOT this time
Here are some of our pictures… it was very photogenic… (yes, this is the disclaimer for the number of pics that are about to follow!!!)
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All in all, we loved the fort and the cactus-laden landscape that Tilcara had to offer
A big thumbs up for Tilcara from us!