Tiwanaku: The ancient ruin city of pre-Inca (Part – 2)

By Asad Russel – 

After Part – 1
At the Tiwanaku what to see:
For the water storage it was used instead believe that some archaeologists. In the local churches and homes for use were looted of the pyramid’s stone a great deal, so very impressive is no longer the pyramid overall.

There is the Kalasasaya Temple from the pyramid in the north, in size 130 meter by 120 meter a ritual platform. By the andesite and red sandstone of huge blocks are made the walls. 3 meters high to form a platform are fitted precisely the blocks. By the two monolithic uprights are flanked the massive entrance of the steps. To an interior courtyard leads the restored portico and of priests quarters the ruins.

Other monoliths contain within the Kalasasaya the secondary platforms, which includes the El Fraile or the Priest. There is the Puerta del Sol or the Gateway of the Sun of the temple at the corner of the far northwest. A single block of andesite of constructed, at least 44 tons to weight it is estimated. With the sun god in some ways it was associated, and as a calendar was used perhaps.

With the bas-relief designs is decorated the surface and on one side of a deity a sculpture and of deep niches of four a row, on the other the offerings to hold perhaps. There is gateway which is smaller but similar of the Kalasasaya near the western end, with animal design carved, as the Puerta de la Luna or the Gateway of the Moon has been dubbed that.

There is the temple of the Semi-subterranean Temple or the Templete Semisubterraneo to the Kalasasaya from the main entrance to the east. The underworld represents this temple some think, while the Earth symbolizes the Kalasasaya. By the red sandstone it’s made, in area 26 meters by 28 meters measures the Subterranean Temple and a sunken courtyard of rectangular shape includes, of the human faces with 175 sculptures of intriguing are decorated its walls, of aliens the modern depictions strongly resemble some of the faces, to some speculations of interesting which has led naturally.

Known as the Putuni or the Palacio de los Sarcofagos there is a large area of rectangular shape west of the Kalasasaya Temple. Known as the Kantatayita a heap of rubble of the site is at the end. From this pieces was made what type of structure together to piece have not been able yet the archaeologists, but with the geometrical designs they are carved intriguingly.

Known as the Puma Punku or the Gateway of the Puma there is the archaeological site south of the main site along with the tracks of the railroad. More than 440 tons megaliths weighing contains this temple complex.

For the southern hemisphere the winter solstice on June 21, at Tiwanaku is celebrated the great festival of Machaj Mara or the Aymara New Year. As many as 5,000 people draws the festival, from all around the world many followers of New Age religion which includes. Sunshine is the main event, of the complex on the eastern side through the temple entrance of the rising sun shine when the rays.

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