Impacts of soil erosion and climate change on the built heritage of the Pambamarca Fortress Complex in northern Ecuador.

The Pambamarca fortress complex in northern Ecuador is a cultural and built heritage with 18 prehispanic fortresses known as Pucaras. They are mostly located on the ridge of the Pambamarca volcano, which is severely affected by erosion. In this research, we implemented a multiscale methodology to id...

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Main Authors: Fabián Santos, Nora Calle, Santiago Bonilla, Fausto Sarmiento, Mathew Herrnegger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281869