The ruins of the ancient city of Puma Punku, Bolivia

Puma Punku Citadel is located in the city of Tiahuanaco, South America. Over time, the mysterious ruins of the ancient city remain challenges to the world. In the pristine quiet scenery, Puma Punku exudes charm to anyone even once here.

It is hard for anyone to imagine that there is still a pristine ancient city with vestiges that are hard to fade over time. Everything here as reminiscent in the distance of visitors how nostalgic memories are difficult to fade.

Puma Punku, the place where many ancient antiquities are hidden - (Photo: es.rbth.com).

Follow the old trail

Experiencing many seismic events in history, from a large harbor Puma Punku suffered many devastating disasters. Witnessing the ruins here, many people wonder if Puma Punku experienced a violent earthquake. Is a comet accidentally flying to earth or devastated by floods? Many legends say that an Andean people once lived here and then, Puma Punku was engulfed in a great flood. The doubts about the cataclysm that occurred about 12,000 years ago and some scientific evidence such as human skeletons, personal belongings and other items still in the accretion area, Puma Punku may have had human civilization before the incident. It is a trace of a long and once lost civilization that has only survived. Throughout the city, there are scattered ruins that are hard to fade over time.

Part of the ancient city of Puma Punku - (Image: allthatsinteresting.com).

The secrets of ancient architecture

The architecture at Puma Punku is very unique, inheriting the quintessence of ancient architecture at Tiahuanaco . Among these are the Akapana Pyramid, Kalasasaya and Subterranean temples. All exudes a sense of logic and of course they are not inferior to contemporary works. They are built of granite and diorite, which has twice the hardness of a diamond. But with the rudimentary means of the time, how could the ancients build them? According to the prediction, the ancients would have used diamond tools to cut the rock. However, it is difficult to see with the naked eye the fineness of the cuts.

In addition, to complete the works, masons must have knowledge of astronomy, mathematics and geography, because the cuts on the vertical rock blocks fit perfectly together to the surprised. Both the holes and the depths between the rocks cling together without using adhesive. The huge blocks weigh hundreds of tons while the reconstructions are at least 10 miles away, how can they move them and how can they be stacked? The architectural secrets at Puma Punku are still a big question mark.

One of the ancient architectures of Puma Punku - (Image: fineartamerica.com).

The talented anonymous builders

To Puma Punku, visitors can not find a tree shadow, except for quarry areas. So who is the main author of the project? Many people believe that the great work belonged to the Andean people 2,500 years ago, an ancient ethnic group of unknown names or builders at that time had sophisticated techniques of stone cutting. According to the Bible records, a flood of horrors swept away all but the Noah family, so those who survived could not be the authors of these great architectural works.

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