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La Puerta del Sol es un monolito tallado en forma de arco o puerta de entrada en el sitio de Tiahuanaco por la cultura Tiahuanaco, una civilización andina de Bolivia y Perú que prosperó alrededor del lago Titicaca en los Andes. del oeste de América del Sur alrededor de 500-950 CE.
Bolivia, South America. Tiwanaku. At the far northwest corner of Kalasasaya is Tiwanaku’s best-known structure, the 10-ton Puerta del Sol. This megalithic gateway was carved from a single block of andesite, and archaeologists assume that it was associated with the sun deity.
Jul 2, 2019 · Puerta del Sol. Puerta del Sol stands at the eastern side of Tiwanaku within the courtyard of the Temple of Kalasasaya and means “Gateway of the Sun.” The gateway features petroglyphs depicting humans and animals, and many researchers have interpreted the gateway to be a solar-lunar calendar with similarities to later Aymara and Inca ...
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PUERTA DEL SOL. La puerta del sol es la pieza arquitectónica más relevante de Tiwanaku. Fue tallada en una sola piedra de más de 10 toneladas de andesita. Tiene 3 metros de alto y 4 de ancho; y en sus dos lados presenta esculturas en alto y bajo relieve.
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The Puerta del Sol is believed to have been built around 1,800 B.C. by the Tiwanaku civilization, and is the oldest known stone monument in South America. The Puerta del Sol is one of the main iconic monuments that represents the advanced Pre-Columbian culture of the Tiwanaku civilization.
Puerta del Sol. Tiwanaku. At the far northwest corner of Kalasasaya is Tiwanaku’s best-known structure, the 10-ton Puerta del Sol. This megalithic gateway was carved from a single…
