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Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), inscribed in 2000.

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 civilisat

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.

Country
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Region
South America
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
2000
UNESCO reference
567
Area
71.5 ha

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