Local favourite fort · Ayacucho, Peru
Pucará
Pucará is a fort in Ayacucho, Peru.
Pucará: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Pucará
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Pucará — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -13.85222, -73.75583. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Pucará
- Usnu · fort · Ayacucho · ~39 km · Must-see
- Chiriaco · viewpoint · Apurímac · ~41 km · Must-see
- Laguna Cuenhuacocha · lake · Ayacucho · ~55 km · Must-see
- Iglesia de Andahuaylas · church · Apurímac · ~56 km · Must-see
- Laguna Suytuccocha · lake · Apurímac · ~65 km · Must-see
- Puntay Urqu · viewpoint · Ayacucho · ~13 km
- Quchayuq · viewpoint · Apurímac · ~15 km
- Huampo · viewpoint · Apurímac · ~26 km
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Cocharcas · church · Apurímac · ~34 km
- Hatun Wasi · viewpoint · Apurímac · ~36 km
- Viscachayoc · viewpoint · Apurímac · ~38 km
- Ñawpallaqta, Fajardo · fort · Ayacucho · ~38 km
- Pilluchu · fort · Ayacucho · ~38 km
- Awkimarka · fort · Apurímac · ~42 km
- Pumaqucha (Ayacucho) · lake · Ayacucho · ~49 km
- Pumaqucha · fort · Ayacucho · ~50 km
- Bosque de Puya Raimondi–Titankayocc Regional Conservation Area · sanctuary · Ayacucho · ~52 km
- Wachoaqasa · lake · Ayacucho · ~52 km
Other forts & heritage near Pucará
- Usnu · fort · Ayacucho · ~39 km · Must-see
- Marayniyoq · fort · Ayacucho · ~125 km · Must-see
- Pikimachay · fort · Ayacucho · ~130 km · Must-see
- Choquequirao · fort · Cusco · ~135 km · Must-see
- Piedra de Sayhuite · fort · Apurímac · ~136 km · Must-see
- Ñawpallaqta, Fajardo · fort · Ayacucho · ~38 km
- Pilluchu · fort · Ayacucho · ~38 km
- Awkimarka · fort · Apurímac · ~42 km
- Pumaqucha · fort · Ayacucho · ~50 km
- Llamachayuq · fort · Apurímac · ~59 km
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Frequently asked
Is Pucará open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Pucará yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Pucará?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Pucará?
Nearby: Usnu (fort, 39 km), Chiriaco (viewpoint, 41 km), Laguna Cuenhuacocha (lake, 55 km), Iglesia de Andahuaylas (church, 56 km), Laguna Suytuccocha (lake, 65 km), Puntay Urqu (viewpoint, 13 km).