Pumapunku Temple

Pumapunku Temple is a ruins in , and has an elevation of 3,865 metres. Pumapunku Temple is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tiwanaku and Pumapunku.

Photo: Pipouchat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site and UNESCO World Heritage site in the of .

Photo: Brattarb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Puma Punku is a 6th-century T-shaped and strategically aligned man-made terraced platform mound with a sunken court and monumental structure on top, near Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Gate of the Sun, also known as the Gateway of the Sun, is a monolithic gateway at the site of Tiahuanaco by the culture, an Andean civilization of that thrived around in the of western around 500-950 AD. is situated 1 km northeast of Pumapunku Temple.

Pumapunku Temple

Latitude
-16.56164° or 16° 33′ 42″ south
Longitude
-68.68018° or 68° 40′ 49″ west
Elevation
3,865 metres (12,680 feet)
Open location code
57MHC8Q9+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2608876714
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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In Other Languages

“Pumapunku Temple” goes by many names.
  • Hungarian: “Puma Punku templom”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gateway and Stone Conduit.

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