Kalasasaya
Kalasasaya is a ruins in La Paz, Altiplano and has an elevation of 3,860 metres. Kalasasaya is situated nearby to the stone Monolith of the Frail, as well as near the ruins Ponce Monolith.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 140 metres north of Kalasasaya.
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
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-16.55563° or 16° 33′ 20″ southLongitude
-68.67357° or 68° 40′ 25″ westElevation
3,860 metres (12,664 feet)Open location code
57MHC8VG+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 255159007OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Kalasasaya” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Kalasasaja”
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