Tiwanaku Ruins (tiauanaco)
Tiwanaku, Bolivia
The Tiwanaku head wall Airton Morassi (Atlas Obscura User)
Tiwanaku (Spanish: Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia.
The site was first recorded in written history by Spanish conquistador Pedro Cieza de León. He came upon the remains of Tiwanaku in 1549 while searching for the Inca capital Qullasuyu.[1]
The name by which Tiwanaku was known to its inhabitants may have been lost as they had no written language.[2][3] The Puquina language has been pointed out as the most likely language of the ancient inhabitants of Tiwanaku.[4]
Know Before You Go
From Puno (Peru) take a van to "Desaguadero" (city in the border of Peru and Bolivia), croos the border, then take a taxi to Tiwanaku ( about 40 km)
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