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So today I did a tour out to the Tiwanaku/Tiahuanaco ruins about an hour and a half outside of La Paz, towards lake Titicaca. It´s the foremost archeological ruins in Bolivia, and costs 80 Bolivianos, which is pricey for Bolivia, but still not that ...
... in the Willka Kutu, the welcoming of the Winter Soltice sunrise, hence the Aymaran New Year. This celebration begins in Tiahuanacu, Bolivia, with the first sunrise being viewed by elders through the 1000 year old Sun Gate (Puerta del Sol). Four days later, ...
... pointed out earlier on, I don't think any of the workers are archeologists per se. Most of the people digging out stuff in Tiahuanaco come from the nearby pueblos, and spend all days in the work camp with their families, thermos flask with mate de coca and ...
