Tambo de Zapahuira, Archaeological site and national monument in Putre, Chile.

Tambo de Zapahuira is an archaeological complex with rectangular stone buildings linked by narrow doorways and positioned alongside a mountain road. The structures display typical Inca construction with sloped roofs arranged in a linear layout.

Built over 500 years ago as an Inca tambo, it served as a meeting, rest and supply point on the Qhapaq Ñan. In the 1960s it was destroyed during the construction of the Arica–La Paz international highway, and in 1980 a group of archaeologists restored it. It was declared a National Monument in 1983.

The name Zapahuira comes from Aymara zapa jawira, "solitary river". About 150 m from the tambo stand two funerary chullpas, rectangular towers built of adobe, the material of the highland burials. The site lies within the Área de Desarrollo Indígena Alto Andino Arica-Parinacota, declared in 2004.

The site sits beside the mountain road toward Bolivia and is easily accessible from the main highway, especially when traveling through the region. Visitors should wear sturdy footwear and be prepared for the thin air at this high altitude.

The name Zapahuira comes from Aymara zapa jawira, "solitary river." The site was destroyed in the 1960s during construction of the Arica–La Paz international highway, then restored in 1980 by a group of archaeologists before being declared a National Monument in 1983.