Illimani, a 22,000 peak of the Andes.

The rolling farmlands beyond El Alto.

The entrance to the ruins of Tiwanaku.

Partially excavated pyramidal temple of Akapana.

A wall of the observatory of Kalasasaya reconstructed by archeologists.

A portion of the original wall. Huge difference in quality.

Notice the town of Tihuanacu in the distance.

This church was built by the Spanish with stones from the ruins.

An example of precision stone-cutting.

A well-cut angled stone.

The Gate of the Sun in the wrong place and damaged by archeologists.

Detail of the Gate.

An important monolith.

Detail of the monolith.

Apparently a much older monolith on the platform.

Descending from the observatory platform.

Another gate lined up with the main monolith.

An underground temple in front of the observatory platform.

Detail of the smallest monolith in the previous foreground.

Detail of the tallest monolith in the previous foreground.

Some of the heads inserted into the walls of the underground temple.

Another head. No one knows what they were there for.

Another head. Many seem to be defomed in some way.

Another head. The guide thought this was an African.

A relief map of Tiwanaku with the pyramidal temple uncovered.

Street dancers.

Street dancers.

Street dancers.

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