Fortifications in Peru

thumb|200px|right|Part of the complex Pukará de Quitor as seen from the inside thumb|right|200px|Ruins of the Pucará de Tilcara, [[Argentina]] Pukara (Aymara and Quechua "fortress", Hispanicized spellings pucara, pucará) is a defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic and historic inhabitants of the central Andean area (from Ecuador to central Chile and northwestern Argentina). In some cases, these sites acted as temporary fortified refuges during periods of increased conflict, while other sites show evidence for permanent occupation. Emerging as a major site type during