Before the Inka’s Machu Picchu there was Tiwanaku – part 4 – Puma Punku and cholets

And finally, Puma Punku. As we conclude our visit to Tiwanaku, we come to yet another mystery – Puma Punku – or the Door of the Puma. Located about a kilometer from the main site, Puma Punku is distinguished by …

Before the Inka’s Machu Picchu there was Tiwanaku – part 3 – major sites

The Akapana Pyramid. Leaving the museum and entering the site proper, we came first to the Akapana Pyramid. In some ways, this man-made hill is at the center of one of the many mysteries surrounding Tiwanaku – from its actual …

Before the Inka’s Machu Picchu there was Tiwanaku – part 2 – Tiwanaku practices

Suka qullu, Chuño, Chullpas, and Trepanation. Suka qullu:. The Tiwanaku developed a distinctive farming method called suka qullu. Also known as flooded raised field agriculture, it involved creating artificially raised planting mounds that were then separated by shallow water-filled channels. …