Archaeological Sites in Bolivia

Archaeological site in Bolivia (2)

Inka Murata

Inka Murata is an archaeological site in the Altiplano of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Litoral Province, Escara Municipality, in the community of Escara. The…

Archaeological site · Undated
Pachat'aqa

Pachat'aqa

Pachataka (also spelled Pachataca or Pachat'aqa), commonly known as the Inca Gallows, is an archaeological site in Bolivia, located near Lake Titicaca in the municipality of…

Archaeological site · 3000 - 1500 BC

City/town/settlement in Bolivia (2)

Iskanwaya

Iskanwaya

Iskanwaya is a pre-Columbian sacred site, situated on a mountain ridge above the Llica River in Bolivia, 325 km north of La Paz. The sacred site of Iskanwaya is found on the edge…

City/town/settlement · 1000 - 1500 AD
Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, about 70 kilometers from La Paz, and it is one of the largest sites in South America.…

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

Temple in Bolivia (2)

Archaeological site Puma Punku

Archaeological site Puma Punku

Pumapunku or Puma Punku is a 6th-century T-shaped and strategically aligned man-made terraced platform mound with a sunken court and monumental structure on top, near Tiwanaku, La…

Temple · 500 - 1000 AD
Iñaq Uyu

Iñaq Uyu

An Inca archaeological site on Isla de la Luna in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, also known as Aklla Wasi or "House of the Virgins of the Sun". Established between 1000 and 1500 CE, the…

Temple · 1000 - 1500 AD

Temple complex in Bolivia (2)

Chiripa Archaeological site

Chiripa Archaeological site

The site of Chiripa consists of a large mound platform that dominates the settlement. On the platform is a rectangular sunken plaza with a carved stone in the center of the plaza.…

Temple complex · 1500 - 500 BC

Qhunqhu Wankani

Qhunqhu Wankani (also known as Khonkho Wankane) is a ceremonial centre in Bolivia predating the rise of the nearby city of Tiwanaku. Located south of Lake Titicaca in Ingavi…

Temple complex · 500 BC - 1 AD

Bridge in Bolivia (1)

Inkachaka

An Inca archaeological site in Bolivia's Cochabamba Department, Chapare Province, Colomi Municipality. The name means "Inca bridge" in Quechua. The ruins feature stone walls and…

Bridge · 1000 - 1500 AD

Earthwork in Bolivia (1)

Llanos de Moxos (archaeology)

Llanos de Moxos (archaeology)

An extensive pre-Columbian archaeological landscape spanning much of Beni Department, Bolivia. The remains include over 4,700 artificial forest islands, monumental mounds, raised…

Earthwork · < 4500 BC

Funerary in Bolivia (1)

Kuntur Amaya

Kuntur Amaya is an archaeological necropolis in Bolivia's La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Umala Municipality, near Wayllani. The site features chullpas—cylindrical stone tower…

Funerary · 1000 - 1500 AD

Gate/archway/bridge in Bolivia (1)

Gate of the Sun

Gate of the Sun

The Gate of the Sun, also known as the Gateway of the Sun, is a monolithic gateway at the site of Tiahuanaco, built by the Tiwanaku culture, an Andean civilization of Bolivia that…

Gate/archway/bridge · 500 - 1000 AD

Necropolis/tombs complex in Bolivia (1)

Jach'a Phasa

Jach'a Phasa is an archaeological site in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality, about 2 km north-east of Rosario. It is situated at a…

Necropolis/tombs complex · 1000 - 1500 AD

Palace in Bolivia (1)

Pillkukayna

Pillkukayna

Pillkukayna is an Inca archaeological site on the shore of Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, located in the La Paz Department, Manco Kapac Province, Copacabana Municipality.

Palace · 1000 - 1500 AD

Rock relief/carving in Bolivia (1)

El Fuerte de Samaipata

El Fuerte de Samaipata

El Fuerte de Samaipata or Fort Samaipata, also known simply as "El Fuerte", is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Florida Province,…

Rock relief/carving · 1 - 500 AD

Other sites in Bolivia (3)

Inka Raqay

Inka Raqay

Inka Raqay (Quechua Inka Inca, raqay ruin, a demolished building; shed, storehouse or dormitory for the laborers of a farm; a generally old building without roof, only with walls)…

Ruin · 1000 - 1500 AD
Isla del Sol

Isla del Sol

Isla del Sol is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca. Archaeologists have discovered evidence that people lived on the island as far back as the third millennium BC.…

Sanctuary · 4500 - 3000 BC
Laqaya

Laqaya

Laqaya is the largest pre-Hispanic heritage complex in Bolivia, situated on the edge of the Salar de Uyuni in the Potosi Department. Declared a national archaeological monument by…

1000 - 1500 AD

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