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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Julia Musto

Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes pull back curtain on lost society after 1,000 years

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient South American temple they say has helped pull back the curtain on the workings of its enigmatic Andean civilization.

Known as the Tiwanaku, the society lived in modern-day Bolivia near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world – before their mysterious disappearance more than 1,000 years ago.

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