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The kallanka at Samaipata is the second largest in Bolivia, but apparently construction was interrupted as the drainage canal and thatched roof were not completed. [ 14 ] Also in this sector is the Acllahuasi, a nunnery for the sequestered women called Aclla , who were chosen to weave textiles, become wives of Inca nobles, participate in ...
Caves of Bolivia, natural voids in the ground, specifically spaces large enough for a human to enter. Pages in category "Caves of Bolivia" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The fortified city of Incallajta was one of the main Inca sites in Bolivia. It was built in the second half of the 15th century by Topa Inca Yupanqui. Today, this is an archaeological site with preserved remains of around 40 stone buildings, fortifications, and Kalanka, a large structure that measured 70 m (230 ft) in length. [15]
These photographs, taken by master diver Martin Broen, show the beauty of underwater caves.
This is Bolivia's largest pre-Inca site. Declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1998, [12] this archaeological complex presents pre-Inca (Chane), Inca, and colonial Spanish ruins. The temple was originally built by the Arawak people most likely belonging to the Chane [13] culture that inhabited the surrounding valleys and the pampas to the ...
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America.The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities.
The important plant species on which people are dependent for fuel wood in the area is yareta, which grows in the forest of the reserve at 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) per year amidst rocky terrain. This hardwood tree, which looks like a foamy bubble bath but is as hard as stone, grows slowly, attaining a height of about 5 ft (1.5 m) in height ...
The warm and cold flavors of Santa Ana winds are generally rooted in the same dynamics. But cold Santa Ana wind events, Houk said, are driven by mid- and upper-level low pressure and colder air aloft.