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tiahuanaco

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Ti⋅a⋅hua⋅na⋅co

[tee-uh-wuh-nah-koh]
–adjective
of or pertaining to a pre-Incan culture existing c300 b.c.–a.d. c900, chiefly in Peru and Bolivia, characterized by the use of megalithic masonry carved with geometric and animal designs, stone statues, polychrome pottery, and bronze artifacts.
Also, Ti⋅a⋅hua⋅na⋅cu [tee-uh-wuh-nah-koo] .


Ti⋅a⋅hua⋅na⋅can, noun
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Ti·a·hua·na·co   (tē'ə-wə-nä'kō)   
A site of pre-Incan ruins in western Bolivia near the southern end of Lake Titicaca. The ruins, including statues, monoliths, and a temple of the sun, are evidence of a civilization that flourished here from c. 1000 to 1300.
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