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Kalasasaya

The Kalasasaya or Stopped Stones is a major archaeological structure that is part of , an ancient archeological complex in the Andes of western Bolivia that is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological structure that is part of Tiwanaku, an ancient archeological complex in the Andes of western Bolivia
  • Also known as: “Stopped Stones”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tiwanaku and Sun Gate.

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

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.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the Ponce Stela, is a monumental stone sculpture from the pre-Columbian Tiwanaku civilization. It is located in the Kalasasaya area of the in .

Kalasasaya

Latitude
-16.55479° or 16° 33′ 17″ south
Longitude
-68.67343° or 68° 40′ 24″ west
Elevation
3,860 metres (12,664 feet)
Open location code
57MHC8WG+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 155719387
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1722063
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Kalasasaya” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “卡拉薩薩亞神廟”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Kalasasaya”
  • Dutch: “Kalasasaya”
  • French: “Kalasasaya”
  • German: “Kalasasaya”
  • Hungarian: “Kalasasaja”
  • Indonesian: “Kalasasaya”
  • Persian: “کالاساسایا”
  • Polish: “Kalasasaya”
  • Quechua: “Kalasasaya”
  • Quechua: “Qalasasaya”
  • Russian: “Каласасайя”
  • Spanish: “Kalasasaya”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Kalasasaya”
  • Spanish: “Templo de las Piedras Paradas”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Каласасайя”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monolith of the Frail and Kalasasaya.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kalasasaya”. Photo: Anakin, CC BY-SA 3.0.