Tiwanaku Ruins, Bolivia

Our guide Franz and our driver Jesus picked us up this morning to take us outside La Paz to see the Tiwanaku Ruins which date back to 400 to 900 AD. The drive there takes about an hour-and-a-half but is well worth the drive. The site is an important and interesting window into an advanced pre-Inca civilization. It’s a UNESCO world heritage site.

The ruins were discovered in the early 1900s but weren’t really excavated until the 1960s. The ruins cover a lot of ground and include two museums. Brad and I were fascinated by their ability to carve stone when the only metals being used in that period were silver, gold, and copper. As you’ll see in the photos, the monoliths have detailed carvings, and the structures and stones used have precise cuts. How were those cuts made? It’s a mystery. You can read more about it here:

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/567/

It was mid afternoon by the time we got to the La Paz so we had a late lunch/early dinner. We were keen to try llama which we hadn’t found anywhere in Peru and sure enough we found a restaurant that served it. It was quite beef-like and delicious. When we finished lunch, it had started to rain so we went back to the hotel and relaxed before going out later once the rain had stopped for another walk around.Läs mer