El Fuerte de Samaipata, also known simply as 'El Fuerte', is a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site located in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is situated in the eastern foothills of the Bolivian Andes, and is a popular tourist destination for Bolivians and foreigners alike. It is served by the nearby town of Samaipata. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ... World Heritage Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... Santa Cruz is a department in Bolivia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
Within the eastern foothills of the Andes in Bolivia there lays in a height of about 1900 m the ruined site "El Fuerte" (coordinates 18° 10' 30'' South and 63° 49' 10'' West), about 6 km far away from the small town Samaipata situated at the old secondary road connecting Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.
After the destruction of the Inca temples the Spanish conquerors built a patio house at the ruins as a fortification against the lowland Indians (Chiriguano).
Probably the name "El Fuerte" is coming from this time.
The Archaeological Place of "El FuertedeSamaipata", it is only at 6 kilometers of the town of Samaipata, and their main attraction is the biggest carved stone in the world, that is in the back of a hill of sandstone.
This Archaeological Place dates the XIV century, and it is believed that it was the religious and cultural center of that area among the XIV and XVI centuries.
Samaipata, also offers to the visitor a place of rest in atmosphere of colonial style and with pleasant fresh climate.
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