Tiwanaku, (Spanish: Tiahuanaco and Tiahuanacu), important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia.

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Tiwanaku culture of Bolivia is over 1500 years before the present. Tiwanaku, (Spanish: Tiahuanaco and Tiahuanacu important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia. Tiwanaku is the capital of an empire that extended into present-day Peru and Chile, flourishing from AD 300 to 1000. Tiwanaku is recognized by Andean scholars as one of the most important civilizations prior to the Inca Empire; it was the ritual and administrative capital of a major state power for approximately five hundred years. The ruins of the ancient city state are near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca in Tiwanaku Municipality, Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, about 72 km (45 mi) west of La Paz. Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000

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Location: Tiwanaku, Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia.
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