(Lyra writes) Today we visited Tiwanaku. It took about 1 1/2 hrs to get there by car. We had to cross the Altiplano to get there. Bolivia is the only country in South America where the Andes ridge splits into two, and in between is a high level basin, the atliplano, at around 3900m.
It is a fertile plain, mostly grazed by cows, llamas and sheep.
Tiwanaku is an ancient site, over 3000 years old. Before the Incas, this was the most important city in the Andes with over 50000 people. Most of the city has been destroyed and not much remains. This is a large area filled with brilliant carvings out of stone and ruins of buildings. There was also a museum which had many broken pots, smaller carvings and other interesting things.
There were many statues with the same features.
Lucas's favourite head on the wall...probably because it has its similarities with him...
Some ancient ruins. You could see 'wild' guinea-pigs from here!¡!¡
This was called the gateway of the sun...very beautiful...especially the person in the middle...
Finally, on the way back to the hotel, mum wanted to take a few photos...of the cows...how wonderfully interesting...
....and even more interesting... the building they store the milk in before it is collected by tankers every few days!
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