1,400-year-old temple ruins the size of a city block unearthed in Bolivia

Lost Temple of a Vanished Civilization Unearthed in Bolivia

New temple discovery shows how Tiwanaku connected sacred rituals with Andean trade and political networks. Along the southern edge of Lake Titicaca in what is now Bolivia, a once-dominant civilization thrived centuries ago. Known as Tiwanaku, this society is regarded by archaeologists as one of the earliest organized cultures in the Andes and a forerunner [...]

1,400-year-old temple ruins the size of a city block unearthed in Bolivia

Ruins of the Palaspata temple complex from the millennia-old Tiwanaku civilization are unraveling some mysteries about the relatively unstudied society.