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Quilmes Ruins

In the ruin's small museum, examine arrowheads and pottery shards; outside scramble over rock walls and peer into the stone houses built into the cliffs. To reach the shrines atop the village's tallest peaks,hike straight up the trail for 20 minutes. From your perch you can see additional ruins, hidden by brush, that are not yet restored.

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From Travel + Leisure , APR 2006

In the ruin's small museum, we examined arrowheads and pottery shards; outside we scrambled over rock walls and peered into the stone houses built into the cliffs. The sun was high and hot, and to reach the shrines atop the village's tallest peaks, we had to hike straight up a trail for 20 minutes. From our perch we could see additional ruins, hidden by brush, that had clearly not yet been restored....MORE>>

– Josh Dean Andean Highs

Last updated April 2006