From the Botanical garden we had an impressive view of the Pucará.. Pucará is an Inca language Quechua word and its literal translation is "Fortified Place".
It is built on top of a hill, which rises about 70 metres above the bed of the Río Grande River, occupying close to 15 hectares.
It was an ideal defensive position, on one-side cliffs overlooking the river, on the other side steep hillsides and on the accessible parts,
they built a defensive wall. From this old strategic place there is a wonderful encompassing view over the access to the Gorge.