Megalithic Portal: Latest from Bolivia

La Fuente del Inca

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:37:58 GMT

]]>. Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Bolivia

Sucre Museum of Anthropology

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:13:39 GMT

. Museum in Bolivia

Pokotia Monolith

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:24:22 GMT

]]>. The Pokotia Monolith is a stone statue excavated the pre-Incan site of Pokotia, which is around 10 km south of Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku). The inscriptions at Pokotia were discovered by Bernardo Biados et-al.

Pumapunku

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:20:29 GMT

]]>Video of Puma Punku by Brien Foerster showing details and close ups of some of the surfaces. Pumapunku is part of a large temple complex or monument group that is part of the Tiwanaku Site near Tiwanaku, Bolivia. In Aymara, its name means, �The Door of the Cougar�. The Pumapunku complex consists of an unwalled western court, a central unwalled esplanade, a terraced platform mound that is faced with megalithic stone, and a walled eastern court.

Tiwanaku

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:00:05 GMT

]]>Bolivian archaeologists search for ancient DNA in mummies.. Ancient Village or Settlement in La Paz state, Bolivia. The Tiwanaku culture existed as a city-state from 600 to 1000CE, but this site was occupied from 200BCE onwards. It is considered to have been one of the first cultures in South American that could be considered an "Empire."

Tiwanaku - Akapana Pyramid

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:49:48 GMT

]]>Renovations to attract tourists to Akapana pyramid may end in building being removed from UN list of archaeological treasures. Pyramid in Bolivia. Built around 1200 BC and is described by experts as one of the biggest pre-Columbian constructions in South America (45 feet high.)

Suriki Island

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:47:54 GMT

]]>. The craftsmen from this island built Thor Heyerdahl's reed boat Ra II which successfully crossed the Atlantic.

Copacabana Ceremonial Center

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:59:36 GMT

See comment.. Ancient Temple in La Paz State, Bolivia. An ancient ceremonial site in eastern Bolivia dating as far back as 3,000 years ago. Remains were found when clearing the ground to build a new market in the tourist town of Copacabana, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Some relics go back as far as 3,000 years, when a little-known religious tradition called Yayamama is thought to have flourished in the Andes.

Cerro Rico

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:05:50 GMT

]]>. Ancient Mine or Quarry in Bolivia. El Cerro Rico (The Rich Mountain) is the reason the city of Potos� (a World Heritage site) exists. Originally mined by the Inca, Huayna Capac, it was taken over by the Spanish in 1546 and during the next 250 years they extracted 45,000 tons of pure silver from it.

Tarapaya

Fri, 25 May 2007 15:03:40 GMT

]]>. Hot Spring in Potosi Department of Bolivia. A volcanic hot spring developed by the Inca as thermal baths. It's a bit spooky in the middle where you lose buoyancy in the bubbling waters. When the Spanish arrived to dredge for gold they declared it "bottomless".