http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Bolivia , La Paz Department , Tiwanaku en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:37:36 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:37:36 UTC Camisaki Hello in AymaraItrsquos been over a week since we last blogged because we have been so busy here We just got back from ldquoel campordquo the field two days ago and we have a lot to say. We left off two days before we left for the remote Apolobamba region of La Paz Bolivia in the Bautista Saavedra Province of La Paz northeast of Lake Titicaca. Before leaving Laura and I we http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-315361.html With an early start we headed from Puno to the Bolivian border where we had heard that the farmers strikes were subsiding so there was a decent chance we would be able to cross the border. Upon arrival everything seemed fine and we filled out the forms drove across the bridge filled out the rest and it wasnt until the walk back to the truck that I realised that there were Bolivian army troops wi http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-287364.html Acordamos cedinho 7 da manha e fomos tomar cafe novamento na Chola do mercado a van que nos levou a Tiwanaku passaria no Hostel as 8 da matina.Cafe da manha a Chola novamente com toda a simpatia nos serviu um delicioso mate de coco e dois paezinhos com manteiga... muito bom.Pegamos a Van e seguimos por 72 Km ate o sitio arqueologico de Tiwanaku. Tiwanaku foi a civilizacao que deu origem aos inca http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-281974.html Excursion a cote du lac titicaca aujourd'hui pour visiter Tiwanaku des vestiges de temples inca partiellement detruits par les conquistadors espagnols qui esperaient y trouver de l'or... et qui ont construits une eglise dans le village d'a cote avec les pierres volees Aujourd'hui encore les fouilles continuent et on peut voir un petit groupe de gens avec des pinceaux sur des ossements sympa l' http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-276356.html Eng version below. Ruiny Tiwanaku sa tym dla Boliwii czym Machu Picchu dla Peru. Choc mniej spektakularne pozostaja najwazniejszym stanowiskiem archeologicznym tego kraju. Kultura Tiwanaku powstala na wiele lat przed inkaska ok 1500r p.n.e. Upadla okolo roku 1000 n.e. Jak wsrod wielu ludow ameryki przedkolumbijskiej tak i wsrod tego byli swietni budowniczy. Swiatynie i inne obiekty wzniesiono http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-273647.html Po divokych zazitcich z minulych dni jsem se rozhodl pro mene adrenalinove sporty a zvolil vylet na archeologicke naleziste prehistoricke kultury Tiahuanaco. Misto lezi zhruba hodinu a pul cesty minibusem. Odjizdi se od mestsekho hrbitova ktery lezi asi dva kilometry do kopce smerem od hotelu. Cesta nahoru uzouckyma ulickama je jedno velke trziste. Vsude mraky lidi vsichni neco vykrikujou kazde http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-262519.html Finding ourselves with a layover day in La Paz we decided to take a short little day trip to a nearby archeological site called Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco. We boarded a little bus with a bunch of other tourists from all over the globe and rode about an hour and a half to the site which is near the south eastern shore of Lake Titicaca. Our guide took us into the small museum and around the site e http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-257397.html We arranged a separate tour today to visit the site of Tiwanaku Tiahuanaco Bolivia's most significant archaeological site 72km west of La Paz. We joined another tour group who were all very welcoming and were doing their tour of South America travelling from north to south. They were very useful to gain a few tips for our journey onwards First we had a tour around the museum where Ellie http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-245536.html Eine Tagestour zu den alten Ruinen der praebolivianischen Kultur vor den Inka. Eigentlich viel wichtiger als die Inka hier aber wer hat vorher schon von den Tiwanaku gehoertUns zu Fuessen liegt jedenfalls die Tempelanlage. Ein Grossteil ist zerstoert weil die spanischen Eroberer Steine fuer ihre Haeuser und ihre Kirche brauchten. Der Rest ist durch die Archaeologen schon ausgebuddelt doch es g http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-239505.html We had bought our ticket yesterday to go from La Paz to Tiwanaku on a day tour. The tour bus collected us from the hostel. It was a nice small group. This was an amazing for me as I had never read or even heard about Tiwanaku so naturally I was curious as hell. Anshu was not to excited all ruined out. Our first stop was on top a hill overlooking a huge valley and snow capped mountain range in http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-224292.html Yesterday we visited Tiwanaku an important preInca settlement some 50km or so out of La Paz up on the High Plateau. We left after a breakfast consisting of mate de coca which is delicious and a small buffet breakfast. Climbed up to El Alto at 4050m. We had stunning views of La Paz on the way up.Going through El Alto was fascinating as it was Market Day so the place was absolutely crammed http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-205150.html I travelled straight from Buenos Aires to La Paz a trip which lasted 3 days. Bustrainbus and in La Paz I stayed at the Hostal Austria which was filled with Japanese people. I figured I'd spend a few days there doing the things I wanted to do my first time through but skipped because I was rushing to get to the hypocritical Dutch farm in the jungle. Really this was just visiting the ruins http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-198752.html Rond 6.00u kwamen we aan in La Paz. Eerst een lekker tukkie gedaan en daarna La Paz verkend. Het is niet echt een mooie stad we hebben mooiere steden gezien maar het was wel erg gezellig op straat. Heel veel straatverkoop en drukte om ons heen.De volgende dag zijn we naar de ruines van Tiwanaku gegaan zon anderhalf uur van La Paz vandaan. Dit was onze laatste toer snif...De Tiwanaku cultuur http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-197238.html I met up with some friends from Cochabamba in La Paz to celebrate the New Year of the Aymara aka Winter Solstice. This is a celebration of the winter solsticeshortest day of the yearnew year. It was freezing it was dark it was crowded and Im pretty sure that everyone had a great time. I know I did. We arrived from La Paz around 7 at night got the last room in a hotel 2 single beds for http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-181708.html Yesterday I went on a tour out to Tiwanaku this is the place where the civilisations in Bolivia began it has many special sites and we visited a ancient arcelogical site with a pyramid being excavated pics attachedToday I started the tour we traveled by local bus and ferry through copacabana on the way to Punoin Peru as we crossed the border we had to get of the bus and go through the immigr http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-178512.html Two weeks seem to have flown by has it really been that long Mum left this morning which was sad and am feeling slightly homesick now but Im sure it will pass So how have we filled in the last two weeks Its definately been busy some up some downs mostly me being moody but mainly its been great. It began two fridays ago when mum arrived in the morning to La Paz. I hadnt planned anyt http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-178150.html Today I took a tour of the city and surrounding out skirts Bolivia has a colourful history and once was the largest in sth America after several wars it lost most of its land to Chile Brazil and Peru and had an economic collapse when the country was run by the army so from my earlier comments about it looking like a war zone in parts was pretty much correct the country is just now getting o http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-177779.html I dag havde vi hyret en guide med chauffr i en minibus som skulle kre os til Tiwanaku som er et ruinkompleks der ligger p Altiplano 1 12 times krsel fra La Paz. P vejen dertil kom vi i gennem El Alto som er en fattig by der ligger oven for La Paz. Her var et mylder af mennesker der var p vej til og fra La Paz for at slge varer. Cholitaer med bowlerhatte og babyer p ryggen. I flge guide http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-174351.html 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 left f http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-154789.html Last weekend I went to visit my friends Sandra and Nick in Potosi and this weekend they came to La Paz for a meeting with their supervisor from their Canadian organization. After going months without seeing them I have now seen them at Carnaval in Potosi and again this weekend. So on Sunday Nick her friend and I decided to go to the preIncan ruins of Tiwanaku a good hour and half bus rid http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-154528.html We took a daytrip to Tiwanaku from . Inca culture is what most people seem to think about when talking about Peruvian and Bolivian history. However perhaps more important for Bolivia anyway is the Tiwanaku period. The Tiwanaku civilisation started around 1500 BC the earlier parts that is some people count the start of the Tiwanaku period as being 600 BC the temples were built around 300 A http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-119122.html My head's a bit in the clouds today which is fine for a day of running errands and some light sightseeing in La Paz. I think my full night of sleep yesterday should be enough to cancel out the two nights of no sleep having too much fun in Bolivia.... And it can't be the altitude playing its tricks on me. By now I've gotten used to it except when it comes to climbing steps or steep hills. Maybe http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-115601.html La Paz was founded in 1548 with the name Nuestra Seora de La Paz Our Lady of Peace. This name commemorated the restoration of peace following the civil war which started with Gonzalo Pizarrorsquos Spanish conquistador insurrection two years earlier. The city became the administrative capital in 1898 and is the seat of the Government Sucre remains the nominal capital the High Court of J http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-92476.html Not the full blown Anthem.Im on my way to La Paz. Only 2 hours of sleep I tried for 7 laid awake for 5 hours hating anyone who could sleep right then. Donrsquot know why I couldnt get to sleep. Bodyrsquos still whack I guess. 4am wakeup sorta was still up and a quick drive through the semi deserted streets and Irsquom at the airport. I canrsquot wait to get out of Santiago. Itrsquo http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-85877.html just pixs of our outing ... http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-64718.html The first thing to say is Bolivia easily my favourite place so far an excellent place to travel and loads of fun. It exactly what Im looking for when I come to these distant lands. Nothing entirely works as expected which makes getting around and doing things way more fun. There are loads of fantastic sights to see and great things to do in the north is Amazonian Rain Forest Andean Mountains r http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-35382.html Rich again with officially the worst named entry everthis time we managed to visit a site that wasnt a cemetary. although there were still a fair amount of mummies knocking around and skulls with big holes in them. Fantastic.Tiwanaku is the capital of a very old very advanced in some ways more so than the Inca themselves pre Inca civilisation. The site is ENORMOUS but a serious lack of fu http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-21104.html So I just spent the last 5 hours at Tiwanakua lil more than an hour outside of La Paz. There one can see ruins from before BC..all the way back to 1000 BC....the Tiwanaku people reigned south america before christ and from this group came the incas as well as many other native tribes. the site was great as there is actually a pyramid thereonly part of it is uncovered as this site is still be http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-6604.html I arrived on the 7th of February for my first day alone on the trip. I got some good sleep after 2 nights of sleeping on the floor in Oruro. Today I went to Tiwanaku a famous archeological site near La Paz that was home to yes the Tiwanaku civilization. They existed from 1500 BC until about 1200 AD and controlled territory almost as widespread as the Incas. They had some impressive sculptur http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-4060.html On Friday before leaving for Sucre we went to visit Tiwanakuor Tiahuanaco. This is Bolivias most famous archaelogical site. It is believed to be the capital city of the preIncan Aymara civilisation who lived around Lake Titicaca. The city consists of temples dwellings and a huge and as yet to be fully excavated pyramid. The pyramid is said to rival any of the others found in Mexico or elsew http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Tiwanaku/blog-2337.html