Excavation in front of the main pyramid.

Tiwanaku, or Tihuanaku, pre-inca culture.

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May 1st 2007
One of the great things of Bolivia is that in general you do meet many travellers and sometimes travel agents who give you a lot of travel tips. One tip, regarding the excavations at Tiwanaku (=Quechua, Tihuanaku os Aymara language, but I might have them mixed up again). In short, the first Europeans who came here for very poorly executed excavations were looking for fame (not enough gold le ... read more

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more