Tiahuanaco was the center of the Tiwanaku civilization, a pre-Inca culture that based its economy on agriculture and livestock, and covering the territories of the plateau of Collao, between southwestern Peru, southeast Bolivia, northwestern Argentina and northern Chile, regions from which radiated technological and religious influence to other contemporary civilizations to it.
Pre-Inca archaeological site (1,500 b.c.) at 72 km from La Paz, known for its monuments and admirable lithic stone sculptures. In the archaeological capital of Bolivia we visit the Semi-subterranean Temple, Kalasasaya, Puerta del Sol, the museum and the people whose church was built in 1612, in part with materials taken from the ruins.