Verified16.5600° S · 68.6800° W · 1092 m
Puma Punku South Platform (Tiwanaku)
Puma Punku South Platform
Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE)·Tiwanaku·🇧🇴 Tiwanaku, Bolivia
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About Puma Punku South Platform (Tiwanaku)
Puma Punku South Platform in Tiwanaku, Bolivia is a Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE) megalithic. Recorded context — Period: Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE); Culture: Tiwanaku; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone, earth; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Tiwanaku megalithic.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3929 BCE
- Period
- Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE)
- Culture
- Tiwanaku
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1907
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
16.5600° S · 68.6800° W · 1092 m · 3 mapped features
- Puma Punku South Platform — Principal FeaturestructurePuma Punku South Platform16.5594° S · 68.6805° W
- Puma Punku South Platform — Ancillary ComplexcomplexPuma Punku South Platform16.5599° S · 68.6791° W
- Puma Punku South Platform — Outlier FeatureoutlierPuma Punku South Platform16.5586° S · 68.6809° W
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