Place: Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Weather: Sunshine and clouds mixed, 40/66F.
Route: From Puno 192 km ESE on 3s.
Significance: The Tiwanaku civilization predated the Inca, its height was from 500-900 CE. The most impressive buildings still standing (many have worn away in the harsh Andes environment) are Akapana and Kalasasaya. The themes are related to the agricultural calendar and stone heads thought to symbolize the leaders of peoples throughout the Andes who paid reverence to the Tiwanaku.
Video:
A large statue thought to symbolize a shaman - spiritual leaders who still exist today (from whc.unesco.org)
While the pyramid of Akapana is impressive - only one of the seven platforms that existed originally have lasted to the present day (from whc.unesco.org)
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