Tiwanaku

A pre-Columbian ceremonial center on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca that served as the capital of one of the most influential Andean civilizations between approximately 500 and 1000 CE. The site includes the Kalasasaya temple platform, the Akapana pyramid, and the monolithic Gateway of the Sun carved from a single block of andesite. The carving on the gateway depicts a central figure flanked by winged attendants in a style that influenced Andean iconography for centuries.