Sacred City of Quilmes
Sacred City of Quilmes
Nestled in the middle of the Calchaquí Valley of Tucumán, this ancient fortress is one of the must-sees that every tourist in the world must visit.
Visitors can walk through the fortress and climb to a viewpoint of the entire valley.
Around the year 800 AD, the Quilmes inhabited the landscapes of the mountains and the Calchaquí range and were one of the most important pre-Hispanic settlements of the Calchaquí peoples. It was a community that achieved immense social and economic development. In the 17th century it had 3,000 inhabitants in the urban area and 10,000 in the surrounding area.
On the slope of the hill you can easily see the reconstructions of the residential area of ??the town, topped by a fortress located on the top and two forts on both sides, on the ledge.
To learn more about this settlement you can visit the Quilmes Interpretation Center, where very important archaeological finds are exhibited.
The Sacred City of Quilmes is visited by thousands of tourists from all over the world every year.
