Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés is an university in La Paz, Altiplano. Universidad Mayor de San Andrés is situated nearby to Pumapunku, as well as near Stone Conduit.- Type: University
- Also known as: “UMSA”
- Address: Tiahuanacu
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tiwanaku and Pumapunku.
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.
Pumapunku
Photo: Brattarb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pumapunku 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. Pumapunku is situated 1 km north of Universidad Mayor de San Andrés.
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 1½ km north of Universidad Mayor de San Andrés.
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
- Category: education
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.56896° or 16° 34′ 8″ southLongitude
-68.67735° or 68° 40′ 39″ westOperator
UMSAOpen location code
57MHC8JF+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 769805689OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=university
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