Tiwanaku
Sign in to saveTiwanaku ( or ) is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, about 70 kilometers from La Paz, and it is one of the largest sites in South America. Surface remains currently cover around 4 square kilometers and include decorated ceramics, monumental structures, and megalithic blocks. It has been conservatively estimated that the site was inhabited by 10,000 to 20,000 people in AD 800.
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Tiwanaku is a large Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia near Lake Titicaca that flourished around AD 800 with a population of 10,000 to 20,000 people. The site, which spans about 4 square kilometers and contains monumental structures, megalithic blocks, and decorated ceramics, ranks among South America's largest archaeological sites and offers important evidence of ancient Andean civilization.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Tiwanaku
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Tiahuanaco, Tiahuanacu
- Ancient site.image
- PUERTA DEL SOL TIWANAKU.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- The "Gate of the Sun"
- Ancient site.map_type
- Bolivia
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.map_alt
- Map showing location in Bolivia
- Ancient site.location
- Tiwanaku Municipality, Bolivia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- ?
- Ancient site.cultures
- Tiwanaku polity
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Site history
- Relationships
- Structures
- Akapana
- Akapana East
- Pumapunku
- Kalasasaya
- Cosmology
- Archaeology
- Contemporary excavation and restoration
- Aerial surveillance
- Important authors
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Tiwanaku ( or ) is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, about 70 kilometers from La Paz, and it is one of the largest sites in South America. Surface remains currently cover around 4 square kilometers and include decorated ceramics, monumental structures, and megalithic blocks. It has been conservatively estimated that the site was inhabited by 10,000 to 20,000 people in AD 800.
The site was first recorded in written history in 1549 by Spanish conquistador Pedro Cieza de León while he was searching for the southern Inca capital of Qullasuyu.