Moon Gate
Moon Gate is a historic site in La Paz, Altiplano and has an elevation of 3,860 metres. Moon Gate is situated nearby to Kherikala, as well as near Putuni.Photo: Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tiwanaku and Sun Gate.
Tiwanaku
Photo: Pipouchat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiwanaku is an archaeological site and UNESCO World Heritage site in the La Paz Department of Bolivia.
Sun Gate
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 Tiwanaku culture, an Andean civilization of Bolivia that thrived around Lake Titicaca in the Andes of western South America around 500-950 AD. Sun Gate is situated 250 metres east of Moon Gate.
Kalasasaya
Photo: Anakin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kalasasaya or Stopped Stones is a major archaeological structure that is part of Tiwanaku, an ancient archeological complex in the Andes of western Bolivia that is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kalasasaya is situated 320 metres southeast of Moon Gate.
Moon Gate
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Gate of the Moon”
- Categories: gate, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.55362° or 16° 33′ 13″ southLongitude
-68.67614° or 68° 40′ 34″ westElevation
3,860 metres (12,664 feet)Open location code
57MHC8WF+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 877180006OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6091851
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Moon Gate” goes by many names.
- German: “Mondtor”
- German: “Tor des Pantheon”
- Hungarian: “Hold kapuja”
- Spanish: “Puerta de la Luna”
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