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We found it! We found it!
The Gate of the Sun!
This is a really
neat place that used to be on the shore of Lake Titicaca before the
time of the Incas. The Incas learned a lot from these people and we
are still learning a lot about them and how they lived.
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© Jeff Waugh
Tiahuanacan Sun God |
| They really knew a lot about
astronomy, math, agriculture and building with stone! We
found the underground stone temple. The stone heads of different rulers are all around the
walls. The acoustics were very good. There was a really good echo
inside. |
© Jeff Waugh
The Underground
Temple |
| We found some
stone monoliths that we think are still guarding this place. This is an amazing
discovery.
Hopefully, we will be back soon!
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© Jeff Waugh
Guardian of Tiahuanaco |
| Very early one
morning we went on a big catamaran on Lake Titicaca. We went to
the Island of the Sun. I saw some llamas, alpacas and vicuña. I
tried some quinoa. It was great! We saw a man making a totora reed
boat. It looks very, very hard. We saw a big reed boat on the
lake! |
© Jeff Waugh
Totora Reed Boat Builder |
| We went inside an
underground museum. At first, it was very dark until they turned a
light on in the Incan mummy's tomb. The mummy was wrapped up in
totora reeds. It was pretty neat! |
© Jeff Waugh
Incan Mummy |
| The shaman put some
offerings into the fire and the fire flared-up! We saw many of the
offerings in the "witches market" in La Paz.
Then we went on a smaller
catamaran to Copacabana and visited the Church that was built on
top of an Incan ruin. We lit off some firecrackers! It
was really fun!
When we got home, we
learned that some archaeologists had discovered Incan ruins
underwater near the Island of the Sun! WOW!
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© Jeff Waugh
Shaman
Evan and his father
participated with the shaman in a special ceremony...
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