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Tiwanaku, Part 3: The Pumapunka

The Pumapunku is a large, rectangular, terraced mound. Manmade, like the Akapana, the Pumapunku is 167 meters wide, 116 meters long, and about 5 meters high. There are various walled and unwalled courts within it.

The terrace, its most prominent feature, is paved with large stone blocks and called the “Plataforma Litica” and contains the largest stone block of the entire site, its weight estimated to be 131 tonnes.