Lasana

{{Short description|Village in Chile}}

Image:Pukara de Lasana.jpg

Lasana is a small village located {{convert|40|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of the city of Calama in the Calama province of Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. It sits along the banks of the Loa River.

Pukará de Lasana, (Quechua pukara fortress),{{Ref Laime}} a pre-Columbian fortress built in the 12th century, is the main architectural attraction of the village. It is located {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=on}} north of San Francisco de Chiu Chiu and was declared a national monument in 1982.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.monumentos.cl/monumento.php?monumento_id=10241 Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile: Pukara de Lasana]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Petroglyphs can also be found in the area.