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Tiwanaku, (Spanish: Tiahuanaco) is an
important Pre-Columbian archaeological site. Tiwanaku is
recognized by Andean scholars as one of the most important
precursors to the Inca Empire, flourishing as the ritual and
administrative capital of a major state power for approximately
five hundred years. The ruins of the ancient city state are near
the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca, about 72 km west of La
Paz
Pumapunku is part of a large temple
complex or monument group that is part of the Tiwanaku Site near
Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Tiwanaku is significant in Incan traditions
because it is believed to be the site where the world was
created. In Aymara, Puma Punku's name means "The Door of the
Puma". The Pumapunku complex consists of an unwalled western
court, a central unwalled esplanade, a terraced platform mound
that is faced with megalithic stone, and a walled eastern court
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