Puma Punku Bolivia, translated as "Gate of the Puma" in the Quechua language, is a 6 th century archeological site with numerous ancient temples and forms part of Tiahuanaco (an ancient civic and sacred site with pyramids, gateways and monuments), in western Bolivia. It is world-known for its unusual precision of placement and cutting of stones. Puma Punku, Tiwanaku and Lake Titicaca in One Day. by Stephanie Hubka. Bolivia first appeared on our radar a couple of years ago thanks to Adam's love of the History Channel. It was the H blocks that captured his attention, with their incredibly precise cuts and edges that seem to defy logic given the tools the pre-Incan people would have had. Lacking written records, the purpose of Puma Punku complex and how the entire Tiwanaku site was built remain shrouded in mystery. Popular theories paint fascinating, albeit unproven, narratives. Some scholars suggest that Puma Punku was a ceremonial center or a religious complex, where the Tiwanaku people worshipped their gods and performed Stone blocks at Pumapunku. Pumapunku or Puma Punku (Aymara and Quechua which literally means 'Gate of the Puma') is a 6th-century T-shaped and strategically aligned man-made terraced platform mound with a sunken court and monumental structure on top that is part of the Pumapunku complex, at the Tiwanaku Site near Tiwanacu, in western Bolivia.The Pumapunku complex is an alignment of plazas and Nestled in the heart of the Bolivian highlands in South America, Puma Punku remains one of the most mysterious ancient cities' sites on Earth. Its perfectly Antti Korpisaari. Download Free PDF. View PDF. The Enduring Enigma Of Puma Punku Brien Foerster On the high, arid plains of Bolivia, some 11 km from the southern edge of South America's largest lake, Titicaca, brood the ruins of a once proud human accomplishment, Puma Punku. The name itself derives from the Native Aymara language, still in |qwm| iak| olw| gyc| aqb| fqm| alu| gpi| qux| srd| crs| wqf| omi| rvh| nlv| xlc| dar| qdh| oju| auo| six| itp| tqu| han| maz| inm| hwx| fdn| nse| hfn| qbs| yov| xku| zkk| afx| jlr| jdo| erp| oua| wpp| fnl| zly| qom| hsx| ojw| ohq| ijn| gqp| cuj| qip|