Full Day Puma Punku Tiwanaku The Alien Culture Shared Service
Description
Half Day Tiwanacu ( The Alien culture????? ) You will never enjoy Bolivia, if you do it as a "GRINGO MAS", we invite you to visit the ARCHAEOLOGICAL site of Tiwanaku, as a Bolivian would do. That is, our VIVENCIAL program shares the experience of being another BOLIVIAN for one day. We use our means of transportation, in this service THE CABLE CAR OF THE CITY OF LA PAZ, BOLIVIAN PUBLIC BUSES, and we will eat in restaurants where Bolivians generally eat. . *INCLUDES* - SHARED AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT - BILINGUAL TOUR GUIDE ( Don´t forget your tour guide tip) - GASTRONOMIC TASTING BOLIVIAN FOOD - 01 PERSONAL WATER BOTTLE
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Itinerary
TIWANAKU is the most important archaeological area in Bolivia, more than 3,000 years old, and it contains the mystery of who built it and why. Additionally, we can visit the carved stones of PUMA PUNKU, "Alien culture"
Pumapunku or Puma Punku (Aymara and Quechua, "Gate of the Puma") is a 6th-century, strategically aligned, T-shaped terraced artificial mound with a sunken courtyard and monumental structure on top, near Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia. It is part of the Pumapunku complex, at the Tiwanaku archaeological site, an ancient archaeological complex in the Andes of western Bolivia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The most impressive Tiwanaku monument is the Akapana Pyramid. Originally, it was a pyramid with seven superimposed platforms and stone retaining walls that rose to a height of over 18 m. Only the lowest of these and part of one of the intermediate walls remain intact.
The Kalasasaya, which means "standing stones" in Aymara, is one of the main temples of the Tiwanaku archaeological complex in Bolivia, built around 500 AD. Its main features include a rectangular structure with stone walls and sandstone columns, a sunken central courtyard, and alignment with the cardinal points, serving as an important ceremonial center and astronomical observatory.
The Semi-Subterranean Temple is located in the eastern sector of the Kalasasaya Temple. The walls were made of finely finished red sandstone ashlars alternating with large vertical pillars. Some of the pillars still display anthropomorphic details in low relief (such as a foot). 175 anthropomorphic club heads carved from sandstone, ignimbrite, and limestone are embedded in its walls and along the perimeter. This is the site of origin of the Bennett or Pachamama Monolith and the Khontiki.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Please...... provide us with the following information so that we can offer you a good service..... thank you 1.- write the name of your Hotel, , 2.- the hotel address name 3.- your whatsapp number Wait at the hotel reception, our team will pick you up............
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(9)
I booked this tour based on the belief they would pick us up from our hotel. One day prior to the tour, once the payment had gone through, I got a Whatsapp text telling me to meet at the city's Old Train Station early the next morning. I also thought transportation to the ruins would be shared with other people on the same tour. But that turned out not to be a correct assumption either, as I was informed we would be taking public buses with local people going about their daily lives. Upon hearing all this, I tried to cancel for breach of contract but they denied my request. Please beware.
Ma'am... You can see the program on Viator. We contacted you to explain that your service is SHARED, while the hotel pick-up service is PRIVATE. We suggested that if you wanted to change it, and you refused, we explained that this is an EXPERIENTIAL service and is shared with the local people, something you were unwilling to do, and you also didn't want a private service... you only wanted to SAFEGUARD a service we've been providing for years... because of your discomfort with people from a particular country...
No show after booking confirmed! I waited 40 minutes and messaged the provider..no response. I now have wasted a vacation day since the tour was 7 hours
We want to apologize. As we explained to Viator, we're having trouble with the arrival of bookings; the notifications are arriving late. However, we have issued a full refund. We sincerely apologize.
THEY DIDNT PUCK ME UP AT ALL. I had to walk half an hour to the meeting point as they wouldn’t collect from my apartment and then they didn’t even bother to collect me. Avoid this company and avoid Viator.
It's a shared service and your hotel was far from the city center... we provided you with a private guide that wasn't included. You didn't read the service information and are only trying to cause trouble, even though we offered you a private pick-up service which you refused.
Team Chachapumas. The whole trip was interesting and informative. Food at the restaurant was good also.
Easy walk with a minimal amount of uphill and a minimal amount of stairs. You begin in Tiwanaku, see the whole complex, then visit the museums and seethe 7 meter (22 foot) tall obelisk unearthed at the sight. Then you go to Puma Punku, which is not a large site. See the H blocks and other oddly bored stones. Just remember a fair portion of the tour is getting to and from the sight.
Amazing experience with great guide! He knows everything about the local area and the history! He is very friendly and accommodating and goes out of his way to show you even more about the current and past Bolivian culture and food!
Small group; spanish, english; very interesting and magical place and stories! Very expresive giude. Deffinetly worth the time and money!
