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Tiwanaku

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Bolivia
Description:
The city of Tiwanaku, capital of a powerful pre-Hispanic empire that dominated a large area of the southern Andes and beyond, reached its apogee between 500 and 900 AD. Its monumental remains testify to the cultural and political significance of this civilisation, which is distinct from any of the other pre-Hispanic empires of the Americas. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Tiwanaku", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.