Tiwanaku (Spanish: Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) 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.

Tiwanaku, major pre-Columbian civilization known from ruins of the same name that are situated near the southern shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. The main Tiwanaku site was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2000.

Mar 17, 2014 · Tiwanaku (or Tiahuanaco) was the capital of the Tiwanaku empire between c. 200 - 1000 CE and is situated in the Titicaca basin. At an altitude of 3,850 metres (12,600 ft) it was the highest city in the ancient world and had a peak population …

Jul 2, 2019 · Tiwanaku (or Tiahuanacu) is an ancient civic and sacred site consisting of former pyramids and enclosures, gateways and monuments located in western Bolivia near the southeast shore of Lake Titikaka.

The Tiwanaku Polity (Spanish: Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) was a Pre-Columbian polity in western Bolivia based in the southern Lake Titicaca Basin. Tiwanaku was one of the most significant Andean civilizations. Its influence extended into present-day Peru and Chile and lasted from around 600 to 1000 AD. [2] .

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, Tiwanaku is an ancient archaeological site named after one of the most important civilizations prior to the Inca Empire. Located 72 km (44 miles) west of La Paz, near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca, lie the ruins of one of the oldest and highest urban cities ever built.

Oct 14, 2024 · Tiwanaku, also known as Tiahuanaco or Tiwanacu, is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, about 70 kilometres from La Paz. The site was first recorded in written history in 1549 by Spanish conquistador Pedro Cieza de León while searching for the southern Inca capital of Qullasuyu.

The Tiwanaku ruins are located just next to the small village of Tiwanaku high on the Altiplano, located along highway 3 that heads West from La Paz to Lake Titicaca.

Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) was a pre-Columbian Andean empire whose most important ceremonial and political center was the city of the same name located on the Altiplano (high plateau) in present-day Bolivia.

Sumérgete en la magia arqueológica de Tiwanaku, una ciudad milenaria que ha marcado la historia en las tierras andinas. Descubre sus misterios y maravíllate con monumentos icónicos como el Templo de Kalasasaya, la Puerta del Sol, y la imponente Pirámide de Akapana.