El Fuerte is located on the top of a mountain. The drive up was 6 kilometers mostly driving right on the edge of a cliff. At one point it was very steep and also muddy and our truck starting sliding--a little nerve racking to say the least but it was worth it. Once we arrived to the spot to park and pay we had to hike around to the different locations of the ruins.
This mysterious place has been given many explanations for its origin. It is supposed that El Fuerte is the work of the Amazonian pre-Incan Chane culture, and later was used as an advanced city by the Inca people and finally by the Spanish colonists that turned it into a fortress.
This was the second largest meeting plaza in the Incan times. They would hold military events and other important occasions in the center of this rectangle.
This is the largest carved stone in the world with carvings on top and on all sides of it. There are all kinds of crazy designs in the stone and some people have the theory that alien ships landed on the rock leaving the marks.
This is the side of the main rock--the top part is part of the religious meeting area and in the right hand corner are some houses.
This was at the top of a steep hike so we took a break enjoyed the scenery and took a few pictures.
This mysterious place has been given many explanations for its origin. It is supposed that El Fuerte is the work of the Amazonian pre-Incan Chane culture, and later was used as an advanced city by the Inca people and finally by the Spanish colonists that turned it into a fortress. 
This was the second largest meeting plaza in the Incan times. They would hold military events and other important occasions in the center of this rectangle.
This is the largest carved stone in the world with carvings on top and on all sides of it. There are all kinds of crazy designs in the stone and some people have the theory that alien ships landed on the rock leaving the marks.
This is the side of the main rock--the top part is part of the religious meeting area and in the right hand corner are some houses.
This was at the top of a steep hike so we took a break enjoyed the scenery and took a few pictures. 
