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Tiwanaku: Traveler Reviews

La Paz, Bolivia
Ranked #5 of 28 attractions in La Paz
4.0 of 5 stars 44 Reviews
Type: Ancient Ruins, Historic Sites
Description: This is one of the most mysterious ancient ruins in South America.
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44 reviews from our community

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Valerie037
South Australia
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
3 helpful votes
“Could be another Wonder of the World”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 14, 2011

A really good experience into pre-Inca culture. It is essential to have a guide, who can explain the site. Would be wonderful to see this World Heritage site fully excavated.

Visited October 2011
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M M
New York
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
4 helpful votes
“Amazing”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 26, 2011
3
people found this review helpful

This was the highlight of my trip to Bolivia. If you take a tour from La Paz, I highly recommend a private tour with tour guide Eduardo from the Rosario hotel- he made this visit unforgettable. Whatever you do, do not miss seeing Puma Punku nearby- it is absolutely unbelievable.

Visited August 2011
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luispalazuelos
La Paz, Bolivia
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
4 helpful votes
“Museum at Tiwanaku”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 30, 2011
3
people found this review helpful

Visiting just recently the museum in Tiwanaku I noticed all skulls were removed from the display windows. It is sad because those one revealed all the talent of Tiwanaku primite surgeons to cure soldiers after battles or the traditional practice of deforming heads.

Visited July 2011
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Egolas
Montreal, Canada
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
56 helpful votes
“Impressive and very interesting”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 28, 2011
4
people found this review helpful

Close to Titicaca lake. The "Puerta del Sol" is impressive. We used a tour from La Paz with a English tourist guide, so that was great because almost all the information is in Spanish. We paid $75 per person and it was worth it. Glad we did this tour, it was very interesting

Visited June 2011
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Saaontour
Senior Contributor
39 reviews
24 helpful votes
“Really good ruins”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 26, 2011
7
people found this review helpful

We did this with turisbus and neme their English speaking guide. He took us round the museum and explained things which was great as there is no bilingual info available. The artefacts were some of the best we've seen in south America. Especially given that the civilisation is 1000 years older than the inca's.

The giant monolith bennetto pachamama was exquisite, and the 2 smaller ones and the sun gateway were just brilliant. It was nice to see something with such detail, something inca ruins lack.

The guide we had was brilliant, explaining everything and answering all our questions, even about unrelated topics. They also stopped for us to take pics at viewpoints On the way back.

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