Pucara de La Compañia, is a promaucae fortress, later used by Incas, with remains located in La Compañia Mount, commune of Graneros, Chile. It is notable as the southern-most building which remains of the Inca Empire. It was declared a National Monument of Chile.
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There are three main historical periods during which the pucará was occupied:
The vestiges of the pucará consist of the bases of 7 structures of circular plant, a major construction and other attached buildings that can be sites (places) of alertness. The flat summit of the hill is surrounded, in addition, with defensive perimeter walls.
Cerro La Compañia was declared a Chile National Monument by the Decree No. 1191, dated March 11, 1992. In spite of it, these remains have neither a tourist-suitable access, nor control and care on the part of the authorities. An attitude that denotes little respect for the archaeological patrimony of the pucará is the existence of a great antenna of cellular telephony on one of the points of the summit of the Mount. The works of installation of this structure, realized in 1997, included an access way and movements of land, which destroyed 4 metres (13 ft) of a defensive wall.