Large pre-Inca stronghold in a colourful Bolivian valley

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 June 2021 at 14:37:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 06 August 2021 at 14:37:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): River, Valley, Mountain range, infrastructure, Bolivia
Fig. 1 - S2 (02.06.2021) - A large archeological site has been found between Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopó.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (02.06.2021) - It is located at the confluence of Chunga Mayu and La Paz rivers.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (02.06.2021) - This colorful region is well visible from space.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (02.06.2021) - It is on a plateau dominating the confluence that the stronghold has recently emerged.
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Fig. 5 - S2 (02.06.2021) - At least a thousand years old, Inkataka castle has been built by a civilisation that predates Incas.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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