Petrographic, mineralogical, and climatic analyses, and risk maps for conservation strategies

Abstract

is a pre-Hispanic archaeological site in Bolivia, in the province of Florida and the department of Santa Cruz, on the eastern slopes of the Andes at an altitude ca. 1890-1925 m. Due to its historical and cultural value, the site was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998. The entire archaeological site covers about 40 hectares and consists of two main parts:-An administrative and ceremonial complex of ca. 50 buildings typical of provincial Incan architecture located in the southern part of the site;-A natural rock (ca. 80 × 250 m) towering over the Piray valley in the northern part of the site. The natural rock was the main subject of the project "Architectural examination and complex documentation of Samaipata (Fuerte de Samaipata/Bolivia) site from the World Heritage List", of which this study is a small excerpt.