Tiahuanaco

Tiahuanaco: Is the ancient city of Tiahuanaco, the oldest city in existence? It is believed the city of Tiahuanaco preceded the great Inca Empire as discussed in Whispers from a Forgotten past at Violations. Is Tiahuanaco even older than Jericho?

Peruvian archaeologist Arthur Posansky, found evidence in this ancient Bolivian temple complex, that could date it back to more than 17,000 years old. Tiahuanaco is now 12 miles from Lake Titicaca, however it is believed that at some point in its past Tiahuanaco was actaually a port on the lake before the waters preceeded. Interesting structures have been found at the bottom of Lake Titicaca. Their discoverere stated;

"We can now say that the existence of pre-Columbian constructions under the waters of Lake Titicaca is no longer a mere supposition or science-fiction, but a real fact....the remnants found show the existence of old civilizations that greatly antecede the Spanish colonization. We have found temples built of huge blocks of stone, with stone roads leading to unknown places and flights of steps whose bases were lost in the depths of the lake amid a thick vegetation of algae.""

This video documentary of the city of Tiahuanaco offers you the opportunity to explore this ancient city from the comfort of your own home!