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==Description==
==Description==
The fortress is formed by a big wall longer than 900 feet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yurileveratto.com/en/articolo.php?Id=175/|title=The mystery of Ixiamas megalithic Fortress|publisher=yurileveratto.com|accessdate=2012-08-01}}</ref>
The fortress is formed by a big wall longer than 900 feet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yurileveratto.com/en/articolo.php?Id=175/|title=The mystery of Ixiamas megalithic Fortress|publisher=yurileveratto.com|accessdate=2012-08-01}}</ref>
According to Bolivian archeologist [[Freddy Arce Helguero]], the fortress was built by the Andean people. It is possible that the [[Incas]] utilized the fortress during the [[Inca Empire]] as a [[Tambo (Incan structure)|tambo]] and commercial base with Amazonic people, probably [[Moxo people]].
According to Bolivian archeologist [[Freddy Arce Helguero]], the fortress was built by the Andean people<ref>{{cite web|url=http://runabianca.esinfo.it|/it/lite/lenigma-della-fortezza-megalitica-di-ixiamas/|title=La Fortezza megalitica di Ixiamas|publisher=runabianca.esinfo.itaccessdate=2012-08-01}}</ref>. It is possible that the [[Incas]] utilized the fortress during the [[Inca Empire]] as a [[Tambo (Incan structure)|tambo]] and commercial base with Amazonic people, probably [[Moxo people]].


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File:Ixiamas.jpg
Main wall of Ixiamas Fortress

Ixiamas Fortress is an archeological site located in the Amazonian basin of Bolivia.

Location

  • Lat. 13º 53’.621 South – Long. 68 º 09’.51 West
  • Alt. 2962 feet above sea level

It is located in the municipality of Ixiamas, in the Tequeje river valley, a tributary of Beni River.

Description

The fortress is formed by a big wall longer than 900 feet.[1] According to Bolivian archeologist Freddy Arce Helguero, the fortress was built by the Andean people[2]. It is possible that the Incas utilized the fortress during the Inca Empire as a tambo and commercial base with Amazonic people, probably Moxo people.

Notes

  1. ^ "The mystery of Ixiamas megalithic Fortress". yurileveratto.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  2. ^ "La Fortezza megalitica di Ixiamas". runabianca.esinfo.itaccessdate=2012-08-01. {{cite web}}: Text "/it/lite/lenigma-della-fortezza-megalitica-di-ixiamas/" ignored (help)