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World Heritage places tagged “altiplano”

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🇧🇴 Bolivia · Pyramid

Akapana Pyramid (Tiwanaku)

Tiwanaku Middle Horizon 400–1000 CE (Akapana c.500–800 CE) · Tiwanaku

Artificial mountain pyramid at core of Tiwanaku (400–1000 CE) altiplano capital: 18 m high (originally ~18 m, 18?

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🇧🇴 Bolivia · Archaeological wonder

Tiwanaku

Formative to Tiwanaku Period 300–1000 CE (flourishing 500–950) · Tiwanaku Empire

Capital of Tiwanaku Empire (300–1000 CE) on Altiplano near Lake Titicaca at 3,850 m, featuring Akapana pyramid, Kalasasaya enclosure, and Gateway of the Sun carved from single andesite blocks…