TIWANAKU

It is the longest culture of South America, emerged in the vicinity of Lake Titicaca in the highlands of the Andes.

The city, 600 acres, was fully planned. All its buildings have a correct orientation cardinal, which shows the advanced mathematical knowledge. Neatly divided into two parts: a civic-ceremonial or sacred, where the main focus of monumental temples, spread over a set of plans and other spaces and profane, where they were located neighborhoods domestic, residential and crafts for the mass production of goods . He had a constantly expanding cultural, projecting to the west of Bolivia, northwestern Argentina and the Pacific Coast. Their knowledge, the development of its technology, wisdom and deep respect for the environment they created a harmonious social order.

Agricultural technology of Tiwanaku through the Sukakollos was to build climate switches in the pampas inundadizas, riding high platforms between irrigation canals. This enabled the creation of agriculture agricultural surpluses for export, generating the basis of the economic power of the state.

Bennett monolith the main attraction  of Tiwanaku. It was originally located in the central part of the Semisubterrain Temple, in the classical period

This impressive and subtle archeological complex is found 72 km away from the city. Only 10 percent of the ceremonial and administrative city has been uncovered. It dates back from the XIIIth century. It is believed that the oldest American civilization was developed here around the year 1600 A.C. A straight architecture line draws a crowned horizon of the massive Andean mountains.

Puerta del Sol
The great sun Door, one of the best conserved ruins, is an agriculture calendar. In the Kalasasaya sector you can see two monolitos. There are also underground temples whose walls have painted on them face pictures. In an ancient pyramid, on top of a hill, you can find Akapana’s remainders.

Kalasasaya, temple had an astronomical function, possibly was devoted to god Sun. This is an extensive platform with an inner courtyard circumscribed in another larger.

The French windows of the west wall, had 11 pillars that marked the different positions of the sun during the year, indicating precisely the equinoxes and solstices. In the interior are the Monolith Ponce (at the center of the courtyard), the Monolith Fraile.. In the interior north wall are observed conical holes that make noise amplifiers, to bring to the ear hole of smaller diameter.

Semisubterrain Temple, discovered in 1903 by the French mission led by Crecqui Montfort, the temple is a civic-ceremonial place

  In 1932, Wendell Bennett found in the center of the temple, a stele that bears his name, Barbado monolith. The temple was fully excavated and restored by the Center for Archaeological Investigations in the mid-60s.

Excel in their heads walls keys, carved in limestone and tuff, representing people of different human characteristics. Surface channels draining rainwater into an underground channel.

Akapana pyramid, is the most important monuments of the pre-Columbian city of Tiwanaku. This is a step pyramid, consisting of 7 platforms, has an approximate height of 18 meters.

Its plant, also staged, is part of 114 square meters. It was built by exploiting a natural hill placing at the top, a closed temple that was destroyed and looted in search of treasure, only some parts of the temple were preserved.

Other remnants of this culture is seen in Putuni and Khery Qala known as the Palace of the sarcophagi, the Puerta de la Luna, Pumapunku pyramid is a pyramid in the form of "T", with an internal space that corresponded to a sunken courtyard.

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