By Dario Radley, Archaeology News: Archaeologists have unearthed a previously unknown temple complex in Bolivia, belonging to the Tiwanaku civilization, one of South America’s oldest and most influential ancient cultures. The temple, built on a hill in the Caracollo municipality, approximately 215 km (130 miles) southeast of the main site at Tiwanaku near Lake Titicaca, was…
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Scientific project will help restore identity to the mummies | Proyecto científico contribuirá a restituir identidad de las momias
By Edwin Conde Villarreal, El Diario: National Museum of Archaeology An interdisciplinary scientific project that includes the facial reconstruction of several individuals from the mummy collection at the National Museum of Archaeology (Munarq) will restore the identity of pre-Hispanic inhabitants of the Bolivian highlands, with the participation and consensus of current residents of the region’s…
Tacopaya: Hub for community-based health tourism | Eje de turismo comunitario de salud
By Opinion: Andean Region: Tacopaya is a hub for community-based health tourism In addition to archaeological sites, this municipality offers destinations such as Aguas Calientes and medicinal plant gardens. Located three hours from the city of Cochabamba, Tacopaya is a municipality emerging as a hub for community-based health tourism, with destinations such as Aguas Calientes,…
The Casarabe culture, the Llanos de Moxos, Bolivia | Rastros de Casarabe, una civilización avanzada en la Amazonia de Bolivia
By Nature (2025): Maize monoculture supported pre-Columbian urbanism in southwestern Amazonia Abstract The Casarabe culture (500–1400 CE), spreading over roughly 4,500 km2 of the monumental mounds region of the Llanos de Moxos, Bolivia, is one of the clearest examples of urbanism in pre-Columbian (pre-1492 CE) Amazonia. It exhibits a four-tier hierarchical settlement pattern, with hundreds of monumental mounds interconnected by…
Journey on the Grande River concludes with discoveries | Viaje en el río Grande culmina con hallazgos
Correo del Sur: THE EXPEDITION OF A TEAM OF 15 PEOPLE LASTED 22 DAYS They find traces of sauropods and a pre-Hispanic bridge used by cultures of Chuquisaca. An expedition lasting 22 days carried out by North American explorers and a Bolivian guide along the Grande River concluded successfully with indications of two findings: one…
Ritual Site Connected to Ancient Andean Cults Discovered in Bolivia | Sitio ritual relacionado con antiguos cultos andinos descubierto en Bolivia
Ashley Cowie, Ancient-Origins: Archaeologists in Bolivia have discovered 135 ancient hilltop sites including an enormous circular structure where they say members of ancient Andean cults would have once worshipped the sun. The sacred circle was in the middle of a vast ritualized landscape, which is only just coming to light. Ancient Bolivia is perhaps most…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 