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Bolivia, The Tibet of America

The Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, located in southern Bolivia. At 10,582 square kilometers and at an altitude of 3,656 metres, it is covered by a few metres of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness: the average altitude variation is within one metre over the entire area of [...]

Architecture and Art of Tiwanaku

Architecture and Art of Tiwanaku

Incredible architecture of Tiwanakotas Tiwanaku monumental architecture is characterized by large stones of exceptional workmanship. In contrast to the masonry style of the later Inca, Tiwanaku stone architecture usually employs rectangular ashlar blocks laid in regular courses, and monumental structures were frequently fitted with elaborate drainage systems. The drainage systems of the Akapana and Pumapunku [...]

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