Blogs from Tiwanaku, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America

Advertisement

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku May 26th 2016

Lundi 25 avril 2016 Simon A une soixantaine de kilomètres au nord-ouest de la Paz, à proximité du lac Titicaca, se trouvent les vestiges d'une civilisation qui conserve bien des mystères... Cette civilisation serait apparue entre 2200 et 1200 avant JC sur l'Altiplano bolivien, ses habitants ont réalisé de nombreux ouvrages sur le site du même nom, plusieurs temples, une pyramide, des jardins et un 'ombre important de sculptures et de gravures. Le temps et les conquistadors espagnols n'auront malheureusement laissé que des ruines...si bien qu'on peut passer à côté en les prenant pour des tas de pierres...d'ailleurs, peu de touristes daignent s'y arrêter. Pourtant, en les regardant de plus près, ces pierres s'avèrent plus qu'intrigantes...ce sont des quadrilatères aux angles à 90 degrés, aux arêtes vives, taillés dans du basalte ou de l'andesite, des ro ... read more
IMG_7850
IMG_7872
IMG_7878

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku June 22nd 2015

Après un voyage très chaotique depuis Uyuni, je retrouve Martin tôt le matin à La Paz. En début d'après-midi, on part pour Tiwanaku, où se trouvent les ruines d'un ancien village inca pour fêter le nouvel an Aymara (comme les Quechuas, mais de la région de la Paz). A 18h, l'heure est déjà à la fête dans le village, où les boliviens en tenue traditionnelle dansent sur du Queen, Kiss, Pink Floyd... Spectacle plutôt étrange donc. L'ambiance devient vite plus "cumbia", et là aussi, c'est vraiment surprenant de voir les mamas boliviennes danser complètement ivres, bières à la main, déchainées, et certaines d'une vulgarité insoupçonnable au premier abord. On boit, on danse, et même si on avait prévu de rester debout jusqu'au matin, on finit par se mettre en quête d'un endroit pour dormir. Tout est ... read more
DSCF0010
DSCF0013
DSCF0017

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku January 9th 2015

Copacabana, hostal imperio, después de varias aventuras que nos han ocurrido en el camino, el segundo día en Tiwanaku lo empezamos con sol, después de mucha lluvia en la noche, fuimos a visitar las ruinas, la. Puerta de la luna, el alto de akapana, los monolitos y la plaza central ceremonial donde el 22 de enero será la posesión de Evo, todo el pueblito estaba en obra, todos muy ocupados en preparativos para ese evento incomparable, por eso vimos en el parque arqueológico de tiwanaku a un grupo de unos 100 indígenas que hacían los ensayos de la música y eventos que tendrían para la ceremonia del presidente. Tiwanaku es un pueblo remontado en la historia décadas en el pasado. Caminamos toda la mañana en el parque y pasado el medio día, terminamos el recorrido sentados ... read more
Puerta del sol


8 May 2014 Thursday. Our guide, Juan, picked us up at our La Paz hotel at 8 am and then drove to the Main Square where , a fellow Travelblogger who I have followed for several years, was waiting for us. She asked that we wait a minute while she checked a nearby coffee shop for her camera. Unfortunately, it wasn't where she had left it, and subsequent searches were fruitless. So some of the pictures is this blog were taken by Tara. As her pictures are the highlights of her blogs, we hope that she is able to get another camera soon. After this hiccup we were off for Tiwanaku, a pre-Inca civilization that flourished from 300 to 1000 AD. The Inca's learned much from this civilization; especially how to use fasteners to keep rocks ... read more
Tiwanaku platforms being excavated
Ponce stelle located in the sunken courtyard of the Kalasasya temple
Ponce stelle

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku April 27th 2013

Tihuanaco visit, on our extended stay in La Paz (waiting for passport :)... read more
IMG_7725
IMG_7730
IMG_7735

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku August 6th 2011

"We saw these huge heads. One had a chopped off head. Some had funny faces. There were huge statues. We bought some little stone heads. We met a nice boy and a girl." - Sofia Our second day in Bolivia as we were adjusting to the altitude we decided to take a day trip to Tiwanaku. This place was even older than the Incan ruins we were going to see soon in Peru. We got picked up at our hotel and joined about 20 others on a bus. It was about a 2 hour drive. We first checked out the museum....boring...but then we head outdoors to check it out. It was really cool. I especially liked the wall with all the funny faces. There were also some statues that were really neat and I had daddy ... read more
Interesting Pose
Strike a  Pose
Tiwanaku

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku August 28th 2010

the most significant archeological site Bolivias with ruins of ceremonial site of old cultures (600 years b.c.)... read more
leaving Peru for third time :)
on the border
the famous Tihuanaco :)

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku February 8th 2010

Paul and I took a day trip to a town right outside of La Paz, to visit the Tiwanaku ruins. To be honest, he was much more interested in them then I, but they were still cool. Good day to be there; half of the sky looked like the world was ending, grey and cloudy, and the other half was bright blue... weird!... read more
The Pyramid
Ruins
Knowledgeeee

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku June 11th 2009

This day trip from La Paz was simply ok. For those traveling on a tight budget I would say skip it. I hope it will be useful to me in putting the Inca ruins at Machu Pichu into perspective. The guide, Freddy, was very knowlegable even if some of the information seemed to be made up. (Ex. There are ten openings because there are 10 fingers) The trip cost 140 Bolivianos + 25 bolivianos for lunch. (Expensive for the amount we saw.) Here are some of the highlights and interesting points I learnt about the Tiwanaku people and their rule over the area. The ruins of Tiwanaku are located about an hour and a half west of La Paz. The location between the lake and dry highlands provided key resources for the population, including fish, wild ... read more
Map of Tiwanaku Site
Gate of the Stars
Wall of Ceremonial Center

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku May 20th 2009

Bonjour a tous! Encore moi! Une autre petite journee s,est ecoulee et j;en profite pour vous en faire un bref resume, le temps de recharger mon lecteur MP3. Tout d;abord, tel que mentionne hier, j;avais reserve pour aujourd;hui un tour aux ruines pre'incas de Tiwanaku. Je prends mon dejeuner et j,attends tranquillement dans le lobby. Une dame vient me chercher a l;heure convenue. J;embarque dans le mini'bus de l;agence. On fait un mini'tour de ville pour aller ramasser 7 autres personnes. Ca fait du bien de voir la cohue de La Paz derriere les vitres securitaires d;un mini'bus. Pas besoin d;eviter les centaines de pietons, les multiples etals de marche, les voitures, etc. On ramasse un drole d;hollandais. Il ne savait pas qu;il devait payer des frais d;entree sur place. Il court a son hotel chercher ... read more
Figure a Tiwanaku
Autre figure
Sur la route de Tiwanaku




Tot: 0.168s; Tpl: 0.017s; cc: 11; qc: 72; dbt: 0.09s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb