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Ancient cities matching “Altiplano”

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Verified2,183 Widely accepted77 Contested8 Hypothetical18 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology8

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Ancient cities2,294 Archaeological wonders384 Tells345 Temple complexes282 Buried cities261 Ancient ports222

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Partially excavated1,251 Excavation ongoing405 Excavated388 Submerged116 Buried66

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“Altiplano”

🇧🇴 Bolivia · Ancient city

Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Altiplano (La Paz)

Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age

Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure in Altiplano, Bolivia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.

🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid

Cantona Pyramid — Acropolis South (Puebla)

Classic to Epiclassic · Cantona culture (highland central Mexico)

High-altitude lava-block pyramid city at Cantona — 15 m acropolis pyramid at 2550 m c.600 CE with 24 ball courts and walled lava causeways.