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Tiwanaku Full Day

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1 day
Availability : All year long
La Paz
La Paz
Min Age : 3+
Max People : 14
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Overview

Tiwanaku (also spelled Tiwanacu or Tiahuanaco) is a Pre-Inca archaeological site. This place is one of the most important archaeological sites in Latin America for being one of the most ancient sites in the world, as its ruins come from 200 B.C.

 

Departure time and location

Place: La Paz Downtown (hotel pick up starts at 08:00 A.M.)

Time: 09:00

Return time and location

Place: La Paz Downtown (San Francisco church or Illampu avenue)

Time: 16:30

Included

Tourist shared transportation La Paz – Tiwanaku – La Paz

English speaking guide

Entrance tickets (ruins and museum)

Lunch

Not included

Breakfast

Any private expenses

Tips

What to bring?

Sunscreen, hat and sunglasses

Umbrella

Passport + immigration ticket

Enough Bolivian cash (recommended amount 200 Bs.)

Best of
  • Unesco placeNominated on 2000 by UNESCO, Tiwanaku is one of the oldest heritage sites on earth.
  • Monolito BennetA 20 tons monument of the Tiwanaku empire, build entirely from one piece of stone, it is the biggest monument ever found in Tiwanaku.
  • Puerta del SolThe Door of the Sun, it is believed that in the bas-reliefs of the upper part of the monument, there is a message to prevent humanity to become extinct.
Itinerary

Day 1La Paz - Tiwanaku - La Paz

08:00 a. m. – 09:00 a. m. Pick up from hotel, central area around Plaza San Francisco). Tiwanaku is located approximately 1 hour and a half from La Paz.

10:30 a. m. Entrance to the Tiwanaku Museum where you can appreciate the cultural vestige of the Tiwanaku Empire that existed between the years 1580 B.C. until 1180 A. C.

Later we will enter the archaeological site, which is considered a Heritage of Humanity site by UNESCO. We will visit: Templete Semisubterraneo of Kalasasaya: main place where the ceremonies took place; Puerta del Sol: monument in commemoration of the Andean calendar where the main figure is the creator God Pachacutec. It is the most known monument of Tiwanaku; Puerta de la Luna: monument in honor of the Andean goddess of the moon Killa; Ruins of the Pyramid of Akapana: according to some researchers and archaeologists, this pyramid possessed larger dimensions than the pyramid of Gizah in Egypt; Monoliths Bennett, Fraile, Ponce and others.

After the visit to the archaeological site, we continue with a lunch in the town of Tiwanaku.

04:30 p. m. Approximately return to La Paz (Plaza San Francisco).

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