The Gate of the Sun, Tiwanaku

Lunar Gate

Details of Carvings on Statues

Heads and Statue, Central Plaza, Tiwanaku

Old Church in Laja

Old Church in Tiwanaku Town

Laja is a very small pueblo between La Paz and Tiwanaku.  The church was built in "commemoration" of the victories of the Spanish Conquistadors over the Inkas.  Both it and the similar one in Tiwanaku have richly ornamented interiors, especially the high altars.  Also, both churches made heavy use of the finely cut stones from the nearby ruins of Tiwanaku.  The contrast between these cut stones and the roughly hewn ones used by the builders is striking.