Tiwanaku

Proper noun

Meaning

A pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia.

A pre-Columbian polity based in the city of Tiwanaku that extended around Lake Titicaca and into present-day Peru and Chile from 300 to 1150.

Examples

Archaeologists note a dramatic adoption of Tiwanaku ceramics into the cultures which became part of the Tiwanaku empire. Source: Internet

Extending its reach beyond the sacred site of Tiwanaku, in 2013 the government has decided to hold further celebrations for the Aymara New Year in El Salar de Uyuni. Source: Internet

The capital city of Tiwanaku dates from as early as 1500 BC when it was a small, agriculturally based village. Source: Internet

This process was first used on a large scale by the Pucara (ca. 300 BC–AD 300) peoples to the south in Lake Titicaca and later in the city of Tiwanaku (ca. Source: Internet

Tiwanaku disappeared around AD 1000 because food production, the main source of the power elite's control, dried up. Source: Internet

Tiwanaku expanded its reaches into the Yungas and brought its culture and way of life to many other cultures in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. Source: Internet

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