Tiwanacu Ruins

 

TW1/TW2 - Tiwanaku ruins

This visit will get us back to the past, it will be an encounter with the history of the Andean world and its traditions; Tiwanaku (around 3.000 BC), is considered one of the most ancient civilizations of South America and is located only 1 ½ hours from La Paz on paved road.

On the way we stop at Laja, a small village on the Altiplano, where La Paz was originally founded in year 1.548. In the archaeological area we visit the museum, temple of Kalasasaya, Sub ternary temple, their carved stone tenon-heads embedded in walls and of course the legendary Sun Gate.

  • Duration 6 hours / TW2 8 hours
  • Entrance payment
  • Guiding: German, English, French, Portuguese, Italian or Spanish
  • TW2 Fixed menu lunch optional vegetarian

TW3   - Tiwanaku Ruins & Pariti Island

On pre-arranged time departure from hotel to the short side of Lake Titicaca (Huatajata), from the shore we take a local motorboat towards the Pariti Island (45min) “the new archeological discovery on Lake Titicaca”. The Aymara Empire, which governed the Andes for over a thousand years, has chosen these Islands for the elites, as a place for important and transcendental meetings. The new local museum shows the high artistic quality of the finest Tiwanaku ceramic pieces.

Afterwards back to Huatajata for lunch in a local restaurant. We continue our journey towards Tiwanaku; on the way we stop at the Lloco Lloco view point, where we can admire the Royal Mountain Range. This visit will get us back to the past, it will be an encounter with the history of the Andean world and its traditions; Tiwanaku (around 3.000 BC), is considered one of the most ancient civilizations of South America.

On the way we stop at Laja, small villages on the Altiplano, where La Paz was originally founded in year 1.548. In the archaeological area we visit the museum, temple of Kalasasaya, Sub ternary temple, their carved stone tenon-heads embedded in walls, Puma Punku and of course the legendary Sun Gate. Afterwards back to La Paz.

  • Duration 10/12 hours
  • Private transport
  • Entrance payment
  • Guiding: German, English, French, Portuguese, Italian or Spanish
  • Fixed menu lunch optional vegetarian
  • Private motorboa