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https://earthlymission.com/tiwanaku-pumapunku-akapana-mystery-construction-architecture/
High in the Bolivian Andes, the ancient city of Tiwanaku (Spanish: Tiahuanaco) boasts architectural feats that continue to baffle archaeologists and historians. Imposing stone structures like the Akapana pyramid and the Puma Punku platform stand as testaments to a sophisticated civilization, yet the methods of their construction remain shrouded

https://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40494-018-0231-0
The ruins of Tiwanaku (A.D. 500-950), in the modern republic of Bolivia, present an archaeological challenge owing to intense looting during the colonial period that effectively demolished the site. One building in particular, known as the Pumapunku, was described by Spanish conquistadors and travelers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as a wondrous, though unfinished, building

https://www.academia.edu/5631446/The_Enduring_Enigma_Of_Puma_Punku_in_Bolivia
Antti Korpisaari. The Enduring Enigma Of Puma Punku Brien Foerster On the high, arid plains of Bolivia, some 11 km from the southern edge of South America's largest lake, Titicaca, brood the ruins of a once proud human accomplishment, Puma Punku. The name itself derives from the Native Aymara language, still in use by millions of people

https://www.archaeology.org/news/2018/12/18/181218-bolivia-tiwanaku-pumapunku/
Built by the Tiwanaku culture between A.D. 500 and 1000, the temple was restored and reused by the Inca between A.D. 1300 and 1570, and described by Spanish conquistadors as a "wondrous

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335699977_Tiahuanaco_monuments_Tiwanaku_Pumapunku_in_Bolivia_are_made_of_geopolymer_artificial_stones_created_1400_years_ago
s the tentative reconstruction of the site. The sandstone temple itself is very small. The platform on top of the 4-step pyramid of Pumapunku consists of 4 megalithic red sandstone slabs marked in

https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/puma-punku-002
Puma Punku is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in Bolivia that is steeped in wonder and mystery. The architecture found in the ruins astounds archaeologists and historians and has inspired advanced ancient civilization and ancient alien theories. Puma Punku (Pumapunku, Puma Puncu) which means "door of the puma," is part of a larger

https://courier.unesco.org/en/articles/secrets-tiwanaku-revealed-drone
The secrets of Tiwanaku, revealed by a drone. An Aymara ceremony in Tiwanaku, Bolivia. 26 June 2018. Last update:20 April 2023. Tiwanaku, the spiritual and political centre of Bolivia's Tiwanaku culture, is seventy kilometres west of La Paz and fifteen kilometres from the shores of Lake Titicaca. Inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List

https://www.academia.edu/36448246/A_Radiocarbon_Chronology_of_the_Pumapunku_Complex_and_A_Reassessment_of_the_Development_of_Tiwanaku_Bolivia
Chapter 11 A RADIOCARBON CHRONOLOGY OF THE PUMAPUNKU COMPLEX AND A REASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TIWANAKU, BOLIVIA T Jason Yaeger and Alexei Vranich iwanaku was one of the largest pre- Akapana is the Mollo Kontu mound (Couture Columbian cities in South America, lo- 2003), associated with a large residential sector of cated near the shores

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I have also created many videos about Puma Punku and Tiwanaku that you can watch for free HERE. About Brien Foerster Brien has explored more than 90 countries but his true passion is researching and writing about the ancient megalithic works found in Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, Easter Island, Egypt, England, and beyond.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumapunku
Stone blocks at Pumapunku. Pumapunku or Puma Punku (Aymara and Quechua which literally means 'Gate of the Puma') is a 6th-century T-shaped and strategically aligned man-made terraced platform mound with a sunken court and monumental structure on top that is part of the Pumapunku complex, at the Tiwanaku Site near Tiwanacu, in western Bolivia.The Pumapunku complex is an alignment of plazas and

https://www.theancientconnection.com/megaliths/bolivia/puma-punku/
Puma Punku: A True Megalithic Enigma. Puma Punku is a large archaeological complex located in the archaeological site of Tiwanaku, Bolivia. In the Aymara language, the name Puma Punku means "The Door of the Puma". It is located near the southeastern shore of Lake Titicaca and sits on a plateau in the Andes at roughly 12,600 feet of elevation.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347982678_Considering_Certain_Lithic_Artifacts_of_Tiahuanaco_Tiwanaku_and_Pumapunku_Bolivia_as_Geopolymer_Constructs
The following year, in 2017, the Geopolymer Institute organized this exploration in Tiahuanaco (Pumapunku/Tiwanaku), near Lake Titicaca located in Bolivia at 4000 m of altitude in collaboration

https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/tiahuanaco-sun-gate-004
When rediscovered by European explorers in the mid-19th century, the monolithic Tiahuanaco Sun Gate was lying horizontally on the ground with a large crack running through it within what is now known as the Kalasasaya Complex, a ceremonial palace. Measuring 3 meters (9.8 ft) tall by 4 meters (13 ft) wide, the Gate of the Sun is a gigantic arch

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/bolivia/tiwanaku/attractions/puma-punku/a/poi-sig/1530897/1315979
Puma Punku. Bolivia, South America. Tiwanaku. Across the railway line southwest of the Tiwanaku site, you'll see the excavation site of Puma Punku. In this temple area megaliths weighing more than 130 tons have been discovered. Like Kalasasaya and Akapana, there is evidence that Puma Punku was begun with one type of material and finished with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEbpCeFooFw
Megalithomaniac Hugh Newman and stonemason Jim Vieira (co-authors of 'Giants on Record') investigate Puma Punku in Bolivia, looking at the evidence of advanc

https://worldhistory.us/ancient-history/the-mystery-of-puma-punku-tiahuanacu-home-to-an-ancient-civilization-in-bolivia.php
1455. Puma Punku, (or Pumapunka as some describe it), stands for "Gate of the Puma". This ancient location is truly a mystery on many different levels to enthusiasts. Like many topics related to the history of ancient civilizations, Puma Punku is most definitely considered a complexing site. Puma Punku itself is actually just a small

https://www.geopolymer.org/archaeology/tiahuanaco-monuments-tiwanaku-pumapunku-bolivia/
Transcript of the conference by Prof. Joseph Davidovits, held at the Geopolymer Camp 2018, in the Session: Ancient Technologies, Tuesday, July 10, 2018, titled: "Joint Research Program Conducted by the Geopolymer Institute and Universidad Catolica San Pablo, Arequipa, Peru, First Scientific Results on Tiahuanaco / Pumapunku Megalithic Monuments (Tiwanaku), Bolivia."

http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/boliviapumapunka.htm
The largest of the puma punku stone blocks is 7.81 meters long, 5.17 meters wide, averages 1.07 meters thick, and is estimated to weigh about 131 metric tons. The second largest stone block found within the Puma punku is 7.90 meters long, 2.50 meters wide, and averages 1.86 meters thick. Its weight has been estimated to be 85.21 metric tons.

https://hiddenincatours.com/the-enigma-of-puma-punku-and-tiwanaku-bolivia/
Of the megalithic ruins of the world, one that still stupefies visitors to South America; researchers and laymen alike, is the complex of Tiwanaku, also called Tiahuanaco in Bolivia. The most mysterious part of this archaeological site for many is Puma Punku, a cluster of shattered hard stone building block components that lie undisturbed in

https://www.chromographicsinstitute.com/2012/01/pumapunku-ruins-in-bolivia/
Puma Punku ruins, Tiahuanaco, Bolivia (courtesy of www.sacredsites.com and Martin Gray) ... Puma Punku doesn't look impressive: a hill as remains of an old pyramid and a large number of megalithic block of stone on the ground, evidently smashed by a devastating earthquake. However, closer inspection shows that these stone blocks have been