Tiwanaku:-
Tiwanaku is a ruined
ancient city near Lake Titicaca in western Bolivia. Dominating the ruins, once
the seat of the pre-Columbian Tiwanaku culture, are the Akapana pyramid and a
semi-subterranean temple with carved images of human heads. Nearby Kalasasaya
is an open temple with stone monoliths and the huge Gate of the Sun arch. The
Museo del Sitio de Tiwanaku displays artifacts excavated from the site.
Isla del Sol:-
Isla del Sol is a
Bolivian island in Lake Titicaca. It’s crossed by trails and known for Inca
sites like Pilko Kaina, with its ruined palace. In nearby Yumani village, the
Escalera del Inca is a staircase leading to a spring once believed to prolong
youth. In the north, near Challapampa village, are the labyrinth-like Chincana
ruins. The Roca Sagrada is a large rock said to be the birthplace of the first
Incas.
Laguna Colorada:-
Laguna Colorada is a
shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, within Eduardo
Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile.
National Mint of
Bolivia:-
The National Mint of
Bolivia or the Mint of Potosí is a mint located in the city of Potosí in
Bolivia. It is from this mint that most of the silver shipped through the
Spanish Main came.
Valle de la Luna:-
Valle de la Luna is
situated about 10 kilometers from downtown La Paz, in the Pedro Domingo Murillo
Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia.
Amboró National
Park:-
Amboró National Park
in central Bolivia is a nature reserve with over 912 species of birds, over 177
mammalian species including puma, ocelot, and the rare spectacled bear.
Chacaltaya:-
Chacaltaya is a
mountain in the Cordillera Real, one of the mountain ranges of the Cordillera
Oriental, itself a range of the Bolivian Andes. Its elevation is 5,421 meters.
The Witches' Market:-
The Witches' Market,
also known as El Mercado de las Brujas and La Hechiceria, is a popular tourist
attraction located in Cerro Cumbre, a mountain clearing in La Paz, Bolivia.
Cristo de la
Concordia:-
Cristo de la
Concordia is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill, to the east
of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is accessible by cable car, or by climbing 2,000
steps.
Plaza Murillo:-
The Plaza Murillo is
the central plaza of the city of La Paz and the open space most connected to
the political life of Bolivia.
Sucre Cathedral:-
The Metropolitan
Cathedral of Sucre, formerly La Plata, Bolivia is the seat of the Roman
Catholic Church in Bolivia. It was built between 1559 and 1712.
Pumapunku:-
Pumapunku or Puma
Punku is part of a large temple complex or monument group that is part of the
Tiwanaku Site near Tiwanaku, in western Bolivia. It is believed to date to
536AD and later.
Gate of the Sun:-
The Gate of the Sun
is a megalithic solid stone arch or gateway constructed by the ancient Tiwanaku
culture of Bolivia over 1500 years before the present. It is located near Lake
Titicaca at about 12,549.2 ft above sea level near La Paz, Bolivia.
Kalasasaya:-
The Kalasasaya or
Stopped Stones is a major archaeological structure that is part of Tiwanaku, an
ancient archeological complex in the Andes of western Bolivia that is
designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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