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550 CE – 1000 CE

Tiwanaku

A highland Andean civilization that flourished beside Lake Titicaca.

Timeline

  1. c. 550 CE

    Rise beside Titicaca

    A ceremonial city grows on the high Andean plateau.

  2. c. 700 CE

    Gateway of the Sun

    Monumental stone gateways and temples are raised at the capital.

  3. c. 1000 CE

    Collapse

    Drought brings the highland civilization to an end.

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