Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

Overview

The city of Tiwanaku, capital of a powerful pre-Hispanic empire that dominated a large area of the southern Andes and beyond, reached its apogee between 500 and 900 AD. Its monumental remains testify to the cultural and political significance of this civilisation, which is distinct from any of the other pre-Hispanic empires of the Americas.

Selection Criteria

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Components(1 location)

• •Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture567rev

Details

Countries

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

ISO Codes

BO

Area

71.5 ha

Coordinates

-16.5550, -68.6733