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Puma Punku

This ia a site just across the road from Tiahuanaco. The stones in Puma Punku are made up of granite, and diorite, and the only stone that is harder that those two, is the diamond. If the people who built this place cut these stones using stone cutting techniques, then they would had to have used diamond tools. If they didn't use diamonds to cut these stones, then what did they use? Oh I forgot to mention that the heaviest stone weighs 131 tons and is believed to have been transported from 10km away.
La Paz: a big bowl with lots of bowler hats

January 18th 2012
I spent four days in La Paz, Bolivia after taking an overnight bus from Uyuni that had to be the worse bus ride of my life, and I have had a couple in my short lifetime.😊 We were literally bouncing out of our seats for the first 6hrs of the 12hr trip. A bruised tail bone was my gift from that ride. Arriving in La Paz you realize it is built on the side of a mountain that forms a large bow ... read more
South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

Bolivian Flag 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
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